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Chapter 1-4 "A People and A Nation" Flashcards

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7483529093three sistersmaize (corn), squash, beans0
7483529094Ancient America11,500 years ago, Paleo-Indians: hunter-gatherers--> turned agricultural; traded with others but stayed independent; create other cultures; collapsed when reached limit of food supply1
7483529095Mesoamericans4,000 years ago Olmecs: Yucatan Peninsula Teotihuacan and Mayas2
7483529096Teotihuacan(MA) 300 BCE: one of largest urban areas in world; prized obsidian (for knives and mirrors), impressive pyramids and temple of Quetzalcoatl that attracted pilgrims3
7483529097Mayas(MA): tall pyramids and temples; studied astronomy; created writing system; cities fought, lack of food: collapsed in 900 CE4
7483529098Pueblos (Hohokam and Mogollan)combined hunter-gathering and agriculture; arid region, unpredictable rainfall kept them migrating; 900-1150 CE: built Great Houses; traded turquoise5
7483529099Missisipianspeak: 11-12 centuries CE; sun-worshippers (Cahokia: City of Sun) accurate calendar using woodhenge; Monks Mound= main pyramid; organized hierarchically; maize, squash, nuts, pumpkins, and venison for food6
7483529100Aztecstwelfth century: settled on island city when saw symbol of Quetzalcoatl; Huitzilopochtli= primary god; Montezuma: chief; believed trade and land ownership was more valuable than gold of silver; strictly stratified society that was hereditary, consisting of warriors, merchants, priests, commoners, and slaves; conquered neighbors to sacrifice textiles, foodstuffs, and humans; believed in "Fifth Sun"; flowery wars= sacrificed humans7
7483529101North America in 1492Algonian/Iroquoian were language groups; adopted nomadic, hunter-gatherer, or agricultural lifestyles depending on climates; feathered tobacco pipe was symbol of friendship8
7483529102Gender Division in North AmericaWomen carried belongings and handled food and clothing; men hunted deer and buffalo; older youths learned skills from their same-sex parent; families could be matrilineal or patrilineal9
7483529103Iroquois vs Pueblos politicsIroquois had political hierarchy while nomadic Pueblos had no ties between villages10
7483529104American religionpolytheistic; depending on focus on subsistence, favored one or the other god11
7483529105BerbersMuslims in north along Mediterranean Sea12
7483529106Upper GuineaIslamic; traded with Europe and West Asia: gave ivory, golf, and slaves for salt, dates, silk, and cotton cloth; Rice Coast= fished and cultivated rice in coastal swamplands; Grain Coast= thinly populated, farmed and raised livestock13
7483529107Lower Guineapracticed traditional religion; villages composed of kin groups were linked into hierarchical kingdoms14
7483529108Complementary gender roleswomen ruled women and men ruled men (in cults); could not reveal secrets to other sex15
7483529109women in Guineachildcare, food preparation, manufacture, and trade16
7483529110men in Guineahunted, managed livestock, fished17
7483529111slavery in Guineaslaves could be prisoners of war, criminals, or turn themselves in to pay for debt; slaves could hold positions, make a profit, or trade, but their masters could still trade them away18
7483529112European Gender, Work, and Politicsmen dominated, did most of the fieldwork; women cared for children, household tasks, preserved food, milked cows, cared for poultry; children were tightly disciplined; Christianity was enforced, though it was getting pushed out of Jerusalem19
7483529113reasons for European explorationplague and warfare, new trade routes, new technology, mercantilism?gold, spread Christianity20
7483529114Prince Henry the NavigatorSon of King John I of Portugal; supported Portugal's exploration and trade with Africa and Asia; invented/encouraged used of caravel and astrolabe; deathly afraid of water21
7483529115Christopher ColumbusBorn in Genoa, Italy in 1451; experienced sailor and cartographer; searched for faster trade routes to India and China, other than one found in Marco Polo's journals; originally ashed Portuguese for sponsorship in 148422
7483529116Columbus's Journeyset sail on 8/3/1492; ships were Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria; Columbus landed on Hispaniola and Cuba on 10/12/1492; would make 4 journeys to new world from 1492-1502, always thought he'd made it to Asia *never set foot on North America23
7483529117Columbus's reasons to explorecame in search of Gold and riches to ship back to Spain; spread Christianity (God) primarily Roman Catholicism with blessing of Pope Alexander VI; sought Glory by bringing samples back24
7483529118ConquistadorsSpanish explorers25
7483529119SE: De Sotosails up the Mississippi River and explores Gulf of Mexico26
7483529120SE: De Leonexplores Florida and searches for the Fountain of Youth27
7483529121SE: Cortesconquers he Aztecs in Mexico28
7483529122SE: Cabrilloexplores Colorado; tried to find gold; found Grand Canyon29
7483529123SE: Balboadiscovers Pacific Ocean30
7483529124SE: Pizarroconquers the Incas in Peru31
7483529125who got rid of the Conquistadors?King of Spain: Charles II (angry that Cortez and Pizzaro--two nobodies--more rich than him)32
7483529126SE: Ferdinand Magellandied halfway around the world--men finished journey all round world33
7483529127SE: Amerigo Vespuccifound out that Columbus actually found Americas34
7483529128Portuguese Explorers (PE): Diazeast coast of Africa and sails the Cape of Good Hope (southern tip of Africa)35
7483529129PE: de Gamacircumnavigates coast of Africa and explores India36
7483529130PE: Cabralexplores Brazil37
7483529131Treaty of Tordesillas 1494Spain: controls North and South America except for Brazil; Portugal: controls all of Africa and islands in the Caribbean and Brazil38
7483529132Collapse of Spaingot rich, overpriced own goods, imported goods got cheaper, collapsed39
7483529133Columbian exchangemaize, beans, squash, cassava, and potatoes--> Europe livestock--> Americas40
7483529134smallpox and other diseasessmallpox, typhus, influenza, and malaria afflicted native peoples; natives peoples gave Europeans syphilis41
7483529135Sugar, horses, and tobaccoEurope wanted sugar and tobacco; natives wanted horses42
7483529136trade among Europeans and IndiansEurope needed furl Indians needed European goods (pots and knives); beavers wiped out, soil erosion43
7483529137RoanokeEnglish attempts to permanently settle 3 times-failed all 3 times because of hostile neighbors and lack of foodstuffs44
7483529138Contest between Spain and EnglandQueen Elizabeth I authorized Walter Raleigh to colonize North America so that they could trade with Indians and attack New Spain45

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