Matching Pairs Unit One Vocabulary ReviewOnline version This review covers the important vocabulary words from Unit One: Native Americans and Age of Exploration by Rachel Bauer 1 Mercantilism 2 8 Culture Regions 3 Environment 4 Nomads 5 Culture 6 A major European country that used Mercantilism and colonization to become powerful and wealthy. Examples are Spain, England, France and the Netherlands. 7 A piece of land conquered and ruled by another country. The purpose of this land is to make the Mother Country wealthy and powerful. 8 The Columbian Exchange 9 Beringia 10 The Age of Exploration 11 Reasons why the Age of Exploration happened, or continued on. A time when European countries sponsored voyages to distant parts of the world in order to obtain goods, claim land, or find gold. The way of life of a group of people, including their religion, language, customs, clothing, shelter, food, etc. Colony Areas of North America in which various tribes who share characteristics and environments would live. The centuries-long swap of ideas, plants, animals and goods between the Old and New Worlds after Columbus' voyage. Search for goods, spread religion, gain recognition throughout the world, find gold, and because new technology had been invented. People who hunted and gathered their food. They were always moving around, for example, hunting mammoth or buffalo. Mother Country What had the greatest impact in shaping Native American cultures Land bridge where it is believed that some of the first people to live in America crossed over from Asia. An economic system in which Mother Countries acquire wealth and power by gaining materials from their colonies at cheap prices.
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