8-1 and 8-2 Vocabulary

traveling to new territories for the purpose of discovery

• exploration

• Colonization

• mercantilism

• representative government

– state sponsored settlement of people to new territories

• Colonization
• Migration
• Urbanization
• Globalization

– economic policy where colonies serve as a source of raw materials to increase the wealth and  maintain a favorable balance of trade for the “mother” country 

• Mercantilism
• Capitalism
• Socialism
• Communism

 – political system where policies are created by representatives selected by the people

• Representative government

• Monarchy
• Oligarchy
• Autocracy

– a contract given to someone to establish a colony

• Charter
• Lease
• License
• Permit

 – large agricultural enterprise where crops are grown for sale

• Farmhouse

• Garden

• Plantation

• Orchard

– a geographic area that share similar characteristics

• Region

• Ecosystem
• Community
• Population

– first-hand accounts of an event created by eyewitnesses or first recorders at the time of the  event

• Primary sources
• Secondary sources
• Tertiary sources
• Quaternary sources

– accounts of events created at a later date and by someone who was not present at the event  

• Secondary Sources
• Primary Sources
• Tertiary Sources
• Quaternary Sources

– examining a document to inquire about who, when, where, and why the document was created along  with identifying the type of document 

• Sourcing

• Checking the document's grammar and spelling
• Reviewing the document's format and style
• Document Forensics