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US History Chapt. 1 Key Terms

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nomadichaving no fixed home, moving from place to place according to seasons and availability of food and water
kinshipties between members of a family
division of laborthe assignment of different tasks and responsibilities to different groups or individuals
plantationa large farm on which the labor of slaves is used to grow a single crop such as sugar cane
savannaa dry grassland dotted with trees and bushes found in sub-Saharan Africa and other tropical and sub-tropical regions
Islamreligion founded in Arabia by Muhammed; its believers are called Muslims
Renaissanceperiod of European history from 1400 to1600 in which renewed interest in classical culture lead to changes in art, learning, and views of the world
Hierarchya social ordering by rank or class
Nuclear familya household made up of a mother, father,and their children
CrusadesChristian military expeditions to the Middle East between 1096 and 1270 intended to drive the Muslims from the Holyland
ReformationReligious movement in 16th century Europe, desire to reform the Roman Catholic Church, eastablishment of the Protestant churches
colonizationestablishment of outlying settlements by a parent country
Columbian Exchangetransfer of plants, animals, diseases between the Weatern and Eastern Hemispheres
Treaty of Tordesillas1494 treaty in which Spain and Portugal agreed to divide the lands of the Western Hemisphere between them



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