History final Exam Flashcards
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rainforest
a tropical woodland that receives a large amount of rain every year
colonialism
the control of a region by a more powerful foreign nation
headwaters
the sources or the upper parts of a river
athiesm
the belief that god does not exist
Communism
a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership and opposes religion
landlocked
completely enclosed by land, having land on all sides
boyar
a landowning aristocrat of Russia
autocrat
a single ruler who has unlimited power
tsar
the title of Russia’s ruler, a form of the word Caesar
Outback
the remote and usually semi-arid interior of Australia
fjord
a steep walled inlet of a sea created by glacial gorging
geyser
a natural hot spring that intermittently ejects a column of water and steam into the air
Gondwana
the name applied to the ancient southern hemisphere super continent that rifted apart to form present day Antarctica, India, Africa, Australia, and South America
Oceania
the islands of he southern, western, and central pacific ocean, the term is sometimes extended o encompass Australia, New Zealand, and the Malay Archipelago.
thatch
straw, rushes or similar material used as a covering or roof
encomienda
land that was given or granted by the Spanish king to a person
encomendero
a man who received a land grant from the Spanish
pre - Columbian
the time period referring to the history of the Americas before Columbus and the Spaniards arrived in the New World.
despot
an absolute ruler who does whatever he likes, a ruler who is tyrannical
conquistador
Spanish conquerer
