Chapter 8 Vocab

Question 0

Middle latitudes

Answer 0

Above the Tropic of Cancer, but below the Arctic Circle

Question 1

Colonization

Answer 1

To settle and control new lands

Question 2

Sagas

Answer 2

Stories of adventure

Question 3

Monopoly

Answer 3

Complete control of the market due a certain good or service

Question 4

Heathen

Answer 4

Not Christian

Question 5

Archipelago

Answer 5

A group of islands

Question 6

Scurvy

Answer 6

A terrible, often fatal, disease caused by a lack of vitamin C

Question 7

Habitation

Answer 7

Residence

Question 8

Ally

Answer 8

To take sides with

Question 9

Missionary

Answer 9

One who travels to another region to communicate a religious message and assist the local people

Question 10

Coureurs de bois

Answer 10

Prime winter beaver pelt or greasy winter beaver pelt

Question 11

Charter

Answer 11

A document setting out terms of existence

Question 12

Seigneurs

Answer 12

Feudal-like states

Question 13

Mercantilism

Answer 13

An economic theory. The prime reason Europe colonized new lands

Question 14

Raw materials

Answer 14

Natural sources, such as trees or furry animals

Question 15

Tannery

Answer 15

A place where hides are converted to leather

Question 16

Militia

Answer 16

Citizens who train as soldiers in their spare time

Question 17

Amenities

Answer 17

Things and services which improve life

Question 18

Emissaries

Answer 18

People sent out in missions

Question 19

To expel

Answer 19

To force departure