history vocab

ancient native american culture that built monuments of earth

degrees of latitude and longitude used to locate places on earth

to extract (metal) from its ore by a process involving heating and melting

a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders

map projection

political system in which property is owned collectively

an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit

culture

a cliff dweller lives on a boat

a person who agreed to work for a colonial employer for specified amount of time in exchange for passage to america

indigo is a plant that produces pink dye

Pueblo

spanish adventurer in sixteenth century america

aqueduct

the understanding that actions are right if they are useful or for the benefit of a majority

physical features of the earth's surface such as mountains

isthmus

natural surroundings and resources

geography

a person who studies human history through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other remains

an inhabitant of a town or borough with full rights of citizenship

a person who moves from one place to make a permanent home in another place

location north or south of the equator measured by imaginary parallel lines numbered in degrees

the most important city or town of a country or region, usually its seat of government is the capital?

longitude

a piece of paper stating that a person is able to purchase land

labor union

constitution

region

the process of making an area more urban

a person who only does one kind of work is called a specialized worker

meridian= lines of longitude

anesthetic

ancient form of Egyptian writing using pictographs

artifact

a feast held by wealthy native american families of the Northwest, where gifts were given to community members

immunity

shaman

hemisphere

cause way-a raised road or track across low or wet ground

economic system in which the distribution of property and resources is primarily controlled by the government

a large seeded grass cultivated by people in the central valley of Mexico, which became the forerunner of corn

cartographer

adobe

civilization

a self-governing political unit

inflation

the height of land above sea level

lines of latitude

an agreement made by pilgrim leaders that ensured self-government

entrepreneur

creole

turnpike

alliance- a union or association formed for mutual benefit, especially between countries or organizations

tenement

columbian exchange

a war between citizens of the same country