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Out of Many (A History of the American People) Chapter 2 Flashcards

yay chapter 2 lol also parentheses means I am not sure, but I will try to fix them once I go ask Mr. Barry

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1616460395Feudalisma medieval European social system in which land was divided into hundreds of small holdings0
1616460396Renaissancethe intellectual and artistic flowering in Europe during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries sparked by a revival of interest in classical antiquity1
1616460397Reconquistathe long struggle (ending in 1492) during which Spanish Christians reconquered the Iberian peninsula from Muslim occupiers2
1616460398Treaty of Tordesillastreaty negotiated by the pope in 1494 to resolve the territorial claims of Spain and Portugal3
1616460399Protestant ReformationMartin Luther's challenge to the Catholic Church, initiated in 1517, calling for a return to what he understood to be the purer practices and beliefs of he early Church4
1616460400Predestinationthe belief that God decided at the moment of Creation which humans would achieve salvation5
1616460401ProtestantsAll European supporters of religious reform under Charles V's Holy Roman Empire6
1616460402*European Society-European states were hierarchical -Most Europeans were peasant farmers -Most Europeans were Christians united under the authority of the Roman Catholic Church7
1616460403*Portuguese Explorations-Prince Henry the Navigator played a key role in sponsoring exploration -Technological innovations made longer sea voyages possible -The Portuguese explored the Atlantic coast of Africa seeking direct access to gold and slaves8
1616460404*Cortes and the Aztecs-Hernan Cortes arrived in Mexico in 1519 -Cortes exploited resentment toward the Aztecs to overthrow their empire -Smallpox outbreaks undermined the Aztecs' ability to resist the Spanish9
1616460405*The Fur Trade-Fur traders were critical to New France's success -Indians were active participants in the trade -In the early seventeenth century, the French made an effort to monopolize the trade10
1616460406**The English colony at Roanoke:mysteriously disappeared within a few years of being established11
1616460407**The key to understanding the events that occurred during the generation after 1492 is:recognizing the transformation Europe experienced in the centuries prior to Columbus's voyage12
1616460408**One critical development in Europe that shaped overseas expansion was:the close relationships between the merging national monarchs and the developing merchant class13
1616460409**Portuguese interest in exploring Atlantic trade routes to the Indies was sparked by:the Ottoman Turks' closing of the lucrative overland silk and spice trade in 145314
1616460410**The military tradition that influenced Spanish attitudes toward expansion was based on the:reconquista15
1616460411**Regarding expansion, Columbus and the Spanish:were driven by the desire to create an empire16
1616460412**According to the journal of Christopher Columbus, the natives he found:could quickly become Christians because they had no religion of their own17
1616460413**During the 1500s:the Spanish empire in America created a society based on African, European, and Indian cultures18
1616460414**Critical to the success of the Hernan Cortes expedition:were Indian allies and European disease19
1616460415**With the significant international exchange that occurred after 1492, the three important crops transplanted to the New World were:coffee, rice, and sugar20
1616460416**As a result of explorations of North America in the 1530s and 1540s, Spain:reversed its policy of converting natives to Christianity21
1616460417**When France first became interested in establishing colonies in the New World:it concentrated on the Caribbean islands because of the valuable natural resources there22
1616460418**The early French efforts in America were based on commerce, especially the trade inanimal furs23
1616460419**An important element in encouraging the English interest in the New World was:economic dislocations throughout England24
1616460420**In the years from 1492 to 1590:the Spanish, French, and English employed different approaches to establishing colonies in America25

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