Social Studies 10-1 Chapter 4 with Complete Solutions Homogenization the process by which cultures become more alike in terms of values, attitudes, beliefs, customs, language, and traditions Assimilation the process by which a minority culture adopts a

Social 10-1 Exploring Globalization Chapter 5 with Complete Solutions Legacies something that has been passed on by those who lived in the past Imperialism One country's domination over another country's economic, political, and cultural institutions. Historical Globalization a period that is often identified as beginning in 1492, when Christopher Columbus made his first voyage to the Caribbean, and ending after World War 2, when the United States and the Soviet Union emerged as superpowers. Superpowers a very powerful and influential nation Mercantilism A policy followed by European imperial powers from the 16th to the 19th century. In colonies, trade was strictly controlled to benefit the economy of the imperial power. Capitalism an economic system that advocates free trade, competition, and choice as a means of achieving prosperity advocates people who strongly support or defend a cause Grand Exchange a trading process that begun when Christopher Columbus brought seeds, fruit trees, and livestock to the Americas, where they were cultivated and became staples. In return, native North American species were exported to Europe. This exchange expanded to include different countries and products around the world. Industrial Revolution The period between about 1750 and 1850, when work became mechanicalized and began to occur in factories. The Industrial Revolution brought about dramatic economic, social, and cultural change. The Silk Road An important trade route that linked China with Europe Indo-Arabic Number System A positional decimal numeral system that is the most common for the symbolic representation of numbers in the world Chattel Slavery Absolute legal ownership of another person, including the right to buy, sell, or trade the person Indentured Labour an employee who is bound by a signed or forced contract to work for a particular employer for a fixed time Christopher Columbus An Italian explorer who mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India. Hernan Cortes Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485- 1547) William Wilberforce British reformer who led the abolitionist movement that ended the British slave trade in 1807. Abolition The movement to make slavery and the slave trade illegal. Begun by Quakers in England in the 1780s. Olaudah Equiano a former slave who wrote down his experiences and supported the British movement to end the slave trade