| A | B |
|---|
| the study of people, their environments and their resources | geography |
| an account of what has happened in the lives of different people | history |
| a person who makes maps | cartographer |
| measures the distance east or west of the prime meridian | longitude |
| measures the distance north or south of the equator | latitude |
| a map that shows physical features such as mountains, rivers, and lakes | physical map |
| a map that shows cities and boundaries | political map |
| a source that is firsthand. It was created when the event actually occurred | primary source |
| a source that is secondhand. It was created after the event. | secondary source |
| something that can be proven as true | fact |
| something that is not true | fiction |
| an object that is made by humans | artifact |
| the study of evidence left by early people in order to find out about their way of life | archeology |
| the entire way of life of a group of people | culture |
| writing that uses pictures to represent words | hieroglyphics |
| extra that can be sold for profit | surplus |
| a period of cultural rebirth | renaissance |
| a Spanish conqueror | conquistador |
| ocean trip from Africa to the Americas in which thousands of enslaved Africans died. | Middle Passage |
| English document that said that the King was not above the law | Magna Carta |
| agreement for ruling the Plymouth colony, signed by the Pilgrims before they landed at Plymouth | Mayflower Compact |
| government in which voters elect representatives to make laws for them. | representative |
| the belief that one race is superior to another | racism |
| trade product that is brought into a country | import |
| trade product sent outside of a country | export |
| colonial trade route between New England, the West Indies, and Africa | triangular trade route |
| document guaranteeing the rights of English citizens | English Bill of Rights |
| publishing a statement that unjustly damages a person's reputation | libel |
| a refusal to buy certain goods or services | boycott |
| shutting off a port by positioning ships to keep people or supplies from moving in or out | blockade |
