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9757493725A land bridge from AsiaHow early Americans reached North and South America0
9757493726Nomadic; following food and herdsThe lifestyle that encouraged Indians to cross the land bridge1
9757493727Mayan, Inca and AztecsThe most complex Indian communities living in South America2
9757493728MaizeThis crop transformed nomadic hunter-gatherer societies into settled farm communities3
9757493729Silk, Spices, Oils/PerfumesItems desired from Persia & China4
9757493730God, Gold & Glory3 motives for Spanish Exploration5
9757493731HispaniolaThe area in which Columbus landed6
9757493732Treaty of TordesillasThe agreement settling the dispute between Spain & Portugal for land in the Americas.7
9757493733Semi-permanent settlementsMost people in the Americas lived in this type of settlement by the time of Christopher Columbus.8
9757493734Anasazi; PuebloTribes that settled in the Southwest; had culture based on farming & irrigation systems with permanent buildings9
9757493735Northwest IndiansLived in permanent longhouses that had a rich diet based on hunting & fishing10
9757493736Great Plains IndiansTribe that was nomadic OR farmers/traders; hunted buffalo, raised maize, beans & squash11
9757493737What did the Treaty of Tordesillas say?Divided the trade routes to Asia: Spain gets the route across the Atlantic and Portugal gets the route around Africa. Also, Spain got a lot of land in the New World and Portugal got present-day Brazil.12
9757493738CortesConquered the Aztecs13
9757493739PizzaroConquered the Incas14
9757493740Bartolome de las CasasMan who stood up for the rights on the natives.15
9757493741RenaissanceTime period that allowed for the invention of gunpowder, the compass and advanced shipbuilding and mapmaking16
9757493742Vasco de GamaFirst European to reach India using the route around South Africa's Cape of Good Hope.17
9757493743John CabotFirst explorer sent by England to the New World; explored the North American coast18
9757493744Christopher ColumbusExplorer who won the backing of Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand of Spain to sail west from Europe to the "Indies."19
9757493745Ferdinand MagellanExplorer who is credited with the 1st circumnavigation of the earth20
9757493746Henry HudsonWhile searching for the northwest passage, this explorer sailed up a a broad river to give the Dutch claim21
9757493747Columbian ExchangeExchange of plants, animals, and diseases (beans, corn, potatoes, tomatoes & tobacco) between Old World and New World after the time of Columbus.22
9757493748Corn, beans, squash (3 sister farming)3 crops from the Americas ended up being staple crops in Europe?23
9757493749HorsesAnimal introduced by the Spanish that changed the lifestyle of the Native American24
9757493750Smallpox, malaria, yellow fever, influenzaDiseases from the Old World and went to the New World25
9757493751SyphillisDisease from the New World to the Old World26
9757493752Valladolid DebateThe argument between Bartolome de Las Casas and Juan Gines de Sepulveda over treatment of Indians by the Spanish.27
9757493753EncomiendaA grant of land made by Spain to a settler in the Americas, including the right to use Native Americans as laborers on it; essentially set up slavery for Native Americans28
9757493754Atlantic slave tradeLasted from 16th century until the 19th century. Trade of African peoples from Western Africa to the Americas. 98% of Africans were sent to the Caribbean, South and Central America.29
9757493755IroquoisA later native group to the eastern woodlands. They blended agriculture and hunting living in common villages constructed from the trees and bark of the forests30
9757493756CherokeeAre a Native American people historically settled in the Southeastern United States (principally Georgia, the Carolinas and Eastern Tennessee). Linguistically, they are part of the Iroquoian-language family.31
9757493757InuitA member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia)32
9757493758MayaMesoamerican civilization concentrated in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula and in Guatemala and Honduras but never unified into a single empire. Major contributions were in mathematics, astronomy, and development of the calendar.33
9757493759Aztec(1200-1521) 1300, they settled in the valley of Mexico. Grew corn. Engaged in frequent warfare to conquer others of the region. Worshipped many gods (polytheistic). Believed the sun god needed human blood to continue his journeys across the sky.34
9757493760IncaTheir empire stretched from what is today Ecuador to central Chili in the Andes Mountain region of South America. Called the Children of the Sun.35
9757493761TenochtitlanCapital of the Aztec Empire, located on an island in Lake Texcoco. Its population was about 150,000 on the eve of Spanish conquest. Mexico City was constructed on its ruins.36
9757493762NomadEarly, simplistic man that migrated across the land bridge.37
9757493763Martin LutherBroke away from the Catholic Church because of his 95 problems with the Catholic Church.38
9757493764King Henry VIIIBroke away from the Catholic Church because of his disagreement with his inability to get divorced; which eventually led to civil unrest in his country.39
9757493765New FranceEstablished in Canada and along the Mississippi River, focused on fur trade.40
9757493766AnimismBelief that non-human things possess a spiritual essence41
9757493767MestizoPeople with mixed Indian & European heritage42
9757493768MulattoPeople of mixed white and black ancestry43
9757493769Pope's Rebellion/Pueblo Revolt1680 conflict that lead to death of hundreds of Spanish colonists and destruction of Catholic churches in the area44
9757493770Cultural autonomyConflicts between Natives and Europeans were for the Natives to maintain this45
9757493771MercantilismEconomic system in which the colonies exist to enrich the Mother country; attempt to export to colonies more than they import46

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