Topic 1

Question 1

Settlement

Answer 1

A place or region newly settled

Question 2

Civilization

Answer 2

A society-or a people sharing a language, territory, and economy-that has certain basic features

Question 3

City-state

Answer 3

A political unit that controls a city and its surrounding land

Question 4

Feudalism

Answer 4

A system of rule by Lords who ruled their own lands but owed loyalty and military service to a monarch

Question 5

Crusades

Answer 5

Between 1100 and 1300, the series of wars fought by Christians to control Palestine, or the Holy Land

Question 6

Silk Road

Answer 6

A network of overland trade routes linking China to the Middle East

Question 7

Renaissance

Answer 7

The burst of learning in Europe from the late 1300s to about 1600

Question 8

Culture

Answer 8

the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or other social group

Question 9

Culture Region

Answer 9

a region with people who share common cultural characteristics

Question 10

Tribe

Answer 10

a social division in a traditional society consisting of families or communities linked by social, economic, religious, or blood ties, with a common culture and dialect, typically having a recognized leader

Question 11

Iroquoise League

Answer 11

a union of Native American peoples established about 1570

Question 12

Colony

Answer 12

a group of people of one nationality or ethnic group living in a foreign city or country.

Question 13

Circumnavigate

Answer 13

sail or travel all the way around something

Question 14

Columbian Exchange