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Chapter 1-Give Me Liberty Flashcards

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910744783moundbuildersIndian peoples of the Ohio River valley sustaining large settlements after the incorporation of corn during the first millenium.
910744784CahokiaCity near present day St. Louis was a community with between 10,000 and 30,000 citizens. Residents built giant mounds that were hundreds of feet tall. Was largest community in North America until New York and Philidophia in the 1800s.
910744785HopiA member of the Shoshonean people of northeastern Arizona
910744786Zunia member of the Pueblo people living in western New Mexico
910744787PueblosIndian people in Rio Grande. Made complex irrigation systems for cornfields; lived in villages of multi-storied, terraced buildings
910744788Great League of PeaceA group of five iriquious peoples who wanted peace in the area and they put an end to their incessant warfare. People were Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga, Seneca, and Onondaga.
910744789matrilineal societyWhat most societies in Native American lives were. Children became part of their mothers families.
910744790"noble savages"Phrase that refers to native americans by Europeans, how they were gentle and friendly and used land well, and also primitive
910744791Christian libertyFree from sin and death, Indians thought this was ridiculous.Idea liberty was not the freedom to do whatever one wanted, but rather freedom granted by God to those who were morally righteous.
910744792covertureTerm meaning that women who married surrendered their legal rights to their husband.
910744793Early Modern EraHistorical Era that refers to one of the 1st times that Europeans were exploring the ocean. First used in 15 and 1600s. After renaissance, before englithment
910744794caravelShip capable of long distance travel
910744795compassMeasures direction
910744796quadrantMeasures latitude
910744797Mansa MusaRuler of Mali during which it was known for its great wealth. Found lots of gold
910744798MaliCountry in Africa, known for its great wealth back in 15th century. Led by Mansa Musa, had expeditions
910744799BeninCity in Africa, known for its wealth The kingdom of Benin was among the earliest, longest lasting, and most active participants in the European trade on the Slave Coast, including the trade in slaves
910744800MadeiraColonized by Portugal. Located in the Atlantic off the African Cost. Sugar plantations were built.Sugarcane production was the primary engine of the island's economy, increasing the demand for labour. Slaves were used during portions of the island's history to cultivate sugar cane, and the proportion of imported slaves reached 10% of the total population of Madeira by the 16th century.
910744801AzoresColonized by Portugal. Located in the Atlantic off the African Cost. Sugar plantations were built.
910744802CanariesProduced sugar cane and wine. In 1479, Portugal and Castile signed the Treaty of Alcáçovas. The treaty settled disputes between Castile and Portugal over the control of the Atlantic, in which Castilian control of the Canary Islands was recognized but which also confirmed Portuguese possession of the Azores, Madeira, the Cape Verde islands and gave them rights to lands discovered and to be discovered...and any other island which might be found and conquered from the Canary islands beyond toward Guinea. The Castilians continued to dominate the islands, but due to the topography and the resistance of the native Guanches, complete pacification was not achieved until 1495, when Tenerife and La Palma were finally subdued by Alonso Fernández de Lugo. After that, the Canaries were incorporated into the Kingdom of Castile.
910744803Cape VerdeGroup of islands colonized by Portugal. Located in the Atlantic off the African Cost. Sugar plantations were built.
910744804Bartholomeu DiasA portugalise explorer that discovered Cape of Good Hope in 1487
910744805Vasco da GamaExplorer who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to India in 1487. Demenostrated that a sea trade route to the east was possible.
910744806reconquistaChristian leaders tried to drive the Muslims out of Spain, lasting from the 1100s until 1492.
910744807Ferdinand and IsabellaKing and Queen of Spain during the age of Exploration in the 15th century; funded Columbus's journey to America's
910744808Amerigo VespucciItalian explorer who in 1493 sailed the coast of South America. America would be named after him.
910744809John CabotItalian explorer who led the English expedition in 1497 that discovered the mainland of North America and found new foundland
910744810smallpoxNative people had no immunity to it. Decimated native population. a highly contagious viral disease characterized by fever and weakness and skin eruption with pustules that form scabs that slough off leaving scars
910744811Columbian ExchangeExchange of plants, ideas, livestock, people, and diseases from Europe to North America. Introduced new markets to Europe, gave different types of plants not previously available. Altered millions of years of evolution. Created World Trade Routes.

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