settlements
Small permanent communities
surplus
meaning extra, a condition that exists when income exceeds spending
civilization
a society sharing a language, territory, & economy and certain basic features
city state
a political unit that controls a city and its surrounding lands
causeway
raised road made of packed earth
Quipu
A cord or string with knots that stood for quantities
Culture
the entire way of life developed by a people
adobe
sun-dried brick
Pueblos
spanish word meaning villages
culture regions
a region in which people share a similar way of life
tribe
a community of people that share common customs, language, & origin
Diffusion
the process of spreading ideas from one place to another
Potlatch
ceremonial dinner held by some native americans of the northwest coast to show off their wealth
Iroquis League
the alliance of the Iroquis nations
Feudalism
a system of rules by nobles who ruled their own land but owed loyalty & military service to a king
Manor
an area ruled by a lord, including the lord's castle and the lands around it
Crusades
a series of wars fought by Christians to control Palestine aka the Holy Land
Astrolabe
A navigational instrument used to determine latitude
Silk Road
a network of land trade routes linking china to the middle east
turning point
a moment in history that makes a decisive change
Circumnavigate
to travel all the way around the world
Columbian Exchange
the global exchange of goods and ideas resulting from the encounter between the people of the Eastern and Western hemispheres