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7278067911A land bridge from AsiaHow early Americans reached North and South America0
7278067912Nomadic; following food and herdsThe lifestyle that encouraged Indians to cross the land bridge1
7278067913Mayan, Inca and AztecsThe most complex Indian communities living in South America2
7278067914MaizeThis crop transformed nomadic hunter-gatherer societies into settled farm communities3
7278067915Silk, Spices, Oils/PerfumesItems desired from Persia & China4
7278067916God, Gold & Glory3 motives for Spanish Exploration5
7278067917HispaniolaThe area in which Columbus landed6
7278067918Treaty of TordesillasThe agreement settling the dispute between Spain & Portugal for land in the Americas.7
7278067919Semi-permanent settlementsMost people in the Americas lived in this type of settlement by the time of Christopher Columbus.8
7278067920Anasazi; PuebloTribes that settled in the Southwest; had culture based on farming & irrigation systems with permanent buildings9
7278067921Northwest IndiansLived in permanent longhouses that had a rich diet based on hunting & fishing10
7278067922Great Plains IndiansTribe that was nomadic OR farmers/traders; hunted buffalo, raised maize, beans & squash11
7278067923What 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
7278067924CortesConquered the Aztecs13
7278067925PizzaroConquered the Incas14
7278067926Bartolome de las CasasMan who stood up for the rights on the natives.15
7278067927RenaissanceTime period that allowed for the invention of gunpowder, the compass and advanced shipbuilding and mapmaking16
7278067928Vasco de GamaFirst European to reach India using the route around South Africa's Cape of Good Hope.17
7278067929John CabotFirst explorer sent by England to the New World; explored the North American coast18
7278067930Christopher ColumbusExplorer who won the backing of Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand of Spain to sail west from Europe to the "Indies."19
7278067931Ferdinand MagellanExplorer who is credited with the 1st circumnavigation of the earth20
7278067932Henry HudsonWhile searching for the northwest passage, this explorer sailed up a a broad river to give the Dutch claim21
7278067933Columbian ExchangeExchange of plants, animals, and diseases (beans, corn, potatoes, tomatoes & tobacco) between Old World and New World after the time of Columbus.22
7278067934Corn, beans, squash (3 sister farming)3 crops from the Americas ended up being staple crops in Europe?23
7278067935HorsesAnimal introduced by the Spanish that changed the lifestyle of the Native American24
7278067936Smallpox, malaria, yellow fever, influenzaDiseases from the Old World and went to the New World25
7278067937SyphillisDisease from the New World to the Old World26
7278067938Valladolid DebateThe argument between Bartolome de Las Casas and Juan Gines de Sepulveda over treatment of Indians by the Spanish.27
7278067939EncomiendaA 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
7278067940Atlantic 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
7278067941IroquoisA 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
7278067942CherokeeAre 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
7278067943InuitA member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia)32
7278067944MayaMesoamerican 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
7278067945Aztec(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
7278067946IncaTheir 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
7278067947TenochtitlanCapital 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
7278067948NomadEarly, simplistic man that migrated across the land bridge.37
7278067949Martin LutherBroke away from the Catholic Church because of his 95 problems with the Catholic Church.38
7278067950King 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
7278067951New FranceEstablished in Canada and along the Mississippi River, focused on fur trade.40
7278067952AnimismBelief that non-human things possess a spiritual essence41
7278067953MestizoPeople with mixed Indian & European heritage42
7278067954MulattoPeople of mixed white and black ancestry43
7278067955Pope's Rebellion/Pueblo Revolt1680 conflict that lead to death of hundreds of Spanish colonists and destruction of Catholic churches in the area44
7278067956Cultural autonomyConflicts between Natives and Europeans were for the Natives to maintain this45
7278067957MercantilismEconomic system in which the colonies exist to enrich the Mother country; attempt to export to colonies more than they import46

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