Vocab Review

Front

Craftspeople began to organize themselves into business organizations called _____ in the twelfth century.

Back

guilds

Front

_____ were peasants tied to the land.

Back

serfs

Front

A set of principles that dominated economic thought in the seventeenth century was called _____

Back

mercantilism

Front

_____ were Spanish conqueror who were motivated by religious zeal and the desire for glory and riches.

Back

conquistadors

Front

A body of nonelective government officials is called a _____.

Back

bureaucracy

Front

Many Africans were removed from their homes and shipped to large landed estates in the America’s called _____.

Back

plantations

Front

The _____ is the difference in value between what a nation imports and what it exports.

Back

balance of trade

Front

A settlement in a new territory, linked to the parent country is called a _____.

Back

settlement

Front

_____ is the route between Europe, Africa, and America.

Back

triangular trade

Front

The journey of slaves from Africa to America on the worst portion of the triangular trade route was called the _____?

Back

middle passage