Definition Chart- Chapter #1
Across
- 3. a revival, renewal, or rebirth of interest in something, such as art, literature, or culture
- 5. a long period of unusually dry weather with little or no rain
- 7. a sovereign country where the boundaries of a political state align with a group of people who share a common cultural identity, language, or history
- 8. system the basic economic and social system in medieval Europe where a wealthy lord owned a self-contained land estate, and peasants or serfs worked the land.
- 10. going across or extending across the Sahara Desert.
- 17. agriculture-a traditional farming method where people cut down and burn trees and plants in a forest or woodland to clear the land and use the ash as a fertilizer
- 18. a professional who designs, creates, and updates maps.
- 19. a group of people, animals, or vehicles traveling together on a long journey, or a trailer equipped as living quarters
- 20. moving from place to place instead of living in one permanent location
- 21. the basic physical and organizational framework that a society, nation, or business needs to operate properly
- 22. adapted over generations through selective breeding or training to live closely with and be useful to humans.
- 24. Reformation a 16th-century religious, political, and cultural upheaval that split Western Christianity into Roman Catholicism and new Protestant traditions
- 26. to travel all the way around something, such as the Earth, an island, or a large landmass.
Down
- 1. a philosophical life stance that centers on human value, agency, and potential rather than religious dogma or the supernatural
- 2. a state-driven economic system from the 16th to 18th centuries where governments strictly regulate trade to maximize exports, minimize imports, and accumulate gold and silver
- 4. long, determined campaign or a passionate struggle to achieve a goal or fix a problem that someone strongly believes in.
- 6. the act of allowing yourself or someone else to enjoy a pleasure, or a special treat you give yourself
- 9. a bitter-tasting natural chemical extracted from the bark of the cinchona tree
- 11. a rolling grassland biome featuring scattered trees and shrubs where the canopy is open enough to let sunlight reach the ground.
- 12. a dry, flat area of grassland with no trees, located in a temperate climate
- 13. a traditional ceremonial feast practiced by Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.
- 14. a social, political, and economic system in medieval Europe where land was exchanged for military service, loyalty, and labor.
- 15. a small, fast, and highly maneuverable sailing ship with triangular sails
- 16. exchange the massive transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, and diseases between the Americas (the New World) and Afro-Eurasia
- 23. slavery a system where one person has total legal ownership of another human being as personal property
- 25. a cold, treeless biome characterized by permafrost, low-growing vegetation, and extremely short growing seasons