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Alabama High School Graduation Exam Social Studies Vocabulary Review

Alabama High School Graduation Exam Social Studies Vocabulary Review. Chapter 1. Crusades . Holy Wars waged by Europeans on the Muslims in the Middle East to regain the Holy Land of Christianity's founder, Jesus Christ. Compass . magnetic direction indicator. Astrolabe.

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Alabama High School Graduation Exam Social Studies Vocabulary Review

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  1. Alabama High School Graduation Exam Social StudiesVocabulary Review Chapter 1

  2. Crusades

  3. Holy Wars waged by Europeans on the Muslims in the Middle East to regain the Holy Land of Christianity's founder, Jesus Christ

  4. Compass

  5. magnetic direction indicator

  6. Astrolabe

  7. an instrument to determine location by using the stars

  8. Caravel

  9. a new and very strong sailing ship

  10. The Lost Colony

  11. sponsored by Sir Walter Raleigh, a group of 100 settled on the island of Roanoke in present day North Carolina. John White, the governor of the settlement, returned to England for supplies;

  12. Renaissance

  13. literally means "rebirth," and refers to the great cultural developments and societal changes that began in 14th century Italy and spread to the rest of Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries.

  14. Reformation

  15. the movement to reform the Catholic Church

  16. Columbian Exchange

  17. the mixture of the nativecultures in the newly discovered Western Hemisphere with European cultures

  18. Mercantilism

  19. An economic system by which a nation's power is measured by its gold reserves

  20. St. Augustine

  21. a settlement on the Florida coast founded by the Spanish in 1565, the first European city in North America, St. Augustine was vital for maintaining control of Florida and the Spanish trade from Mexico

  22. Joint stock company

  23. A private company that sells shares to investors.

  24. House of Burgesses

  25. limited royal authority and increased citizen participation in the colonial government.

  26. Plantation

  27. vast farmland devoted to one main crop.

  28. Triangular trade route

  29. From the Caribbean, traders from the Southern colonies brought molasses to New York to be made into rum. Traders then took some of the rum to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves. Then traders brought the slaves back to plantations in the Caribbean or the Southern colonies where they bought molasses again.

  30. Mayflower Compact

  31. guaranteed just and equal laws for all.

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