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6596962243MaizeThis crop transformed nomadic hunter-gatherer societies into settled farm communities0
6596962245God, Gold & Glory3 motives for Spanish Exploration1
6596962246HispaniolaThe area in which Columbus landed2
6596962250Northwest IndiansLived in permanent longhouses that had a rich diet based on hunting & fishing3
6596962251Great Plains IndiansTribe that was nomadic OR farmers/traders; hunted buffalo, raised maize, beans & squash4
6596962253CortesConquered the Aztecs5
6596962255Bartolome de las CasasMan who stood up for the rights on the natives.6
6596962259Christopher ColumbusExplorer who won the backing of Queen Isabella & King Ferdinand of Spain to sail west from Europe to the "Indies."7
6596962262Columbian ExchangeExchange of plants, animals, and diseases (beans, corn, potatoes, tomatoes & tobacco) between Old World and New World after the time of Columbus.8
6596962263Corn, beans, potatoes3 crops from the Americas ended up being staple crops in Europe?9
6596962264HorsesAnimal introduced by the Spanish that changed the lifestyle of the Native American10
6596962265Smallpox, malaria, yellow fever, influenzaDiseases from the Old World and went to the New World11
6596962266SyphillisDisease from the New World to the Old World12
6596962268EncomiendaA 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 Americans13
6596962269Atlantic 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.14
6596962270IroquoisA later native group to the eastern woodlands. They blended agriculture and hunting living in common villages constructed from the trees and bark of the forests15
6596962271CherokeeAre 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.16
6596962273MayaMesoamerican 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.17
6596962274Aztec(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.18
6596962275IncaTheir empire stretched from what is today Ecuador to central Chili in the Andes Mountain region of South America. Called the Children of the Sun.19
6596962277NomadEarly, simplistic man that migrated across the land bridge.20
6596962282MestizoPeople with mixed Indian & European heritage21
6596962283MulattoPeople of mixed white and black ancestry22
6596962284Pope's Rebellion/Pueblo Revolt1680 conflict that lead to death of hundreds of Spanish colonists and destruction of Catholic churches in the area23
6596962286MercantilismEconomic system in which the colonies exist to enrich the Mother country; attempt to export to colonies more than they import24

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