New Ideas & Global Interaction Flashcards

25595485	Aristotelian World View	Motionless earth was fixed at center of universe, God was beyond.	0
25595486	Ptolemy's System	Last great ancient astronomer; there was a place for God. Complicated rules used to explain minor irregularities in the movement of the planets.	1
25595487	Heliocentric Theory	Sun is the center of the universe. Coperican view.	2
25595488	Geocentric Theory	Earth is the center of the universe. Aristotelian view.	3
25595489	Deism	God built the Universe and let it run. Clockmaker theory.	4
25595490	Enlightened despot	Enlightened ruler. Catherine the Great, Frederick the Great.	5
25595491	Physiocrats	Opponents of mercantilism and Colbertism in particular. Led by François Quesnay. Felt the need for a strong independent republic.	6
25595492	Laissez-faire capitalism	Minimal governmental interference in the economic affairs. Espoused by Adam Smith and François Quesnay.	7
25595493	Vikings	The Vikings were sailors (some would say pirates) from Scandinavia who between 800 C.E. and 1050 C.E. raided the northern coast of Europe searching for land and plunder. Some Vikings did manage to cross the Atlantic Ocean and established a colony called Vinland in Newfoundland.	8
25595494	Polo, Marco	A Venetian merchant who was one of the first Europeans to travel the Silk Road to China. Considered by many as a great explorer, but by others as a great story teller; Polo wrote his fantastic experiences in his book -The Travels of Marco Polo.	9
25595495	Pueblo Indians	They are Native Americans who live in the southwestern region of the United States. They built adobe houses and lived in towns (pueblo is Spanish for town). The Pueblo Indians are comprised of several groups. They were forced to convert to Catholicism by the Spanish, but still retained their identity.	10
25595496	Iroquois	The Iroquois lived in upstate New York. They formed the Iroquois Confederacy and fought against European incursions. They allied with the English against the French and their Huron allies.	11
25595497	Treaty of Tordesillas	Spain and Portugal signed the treaty in 1494 to settle the dispute between the two nations over land ownership. Pope Alexander VI declared that Spain would own the land east of the line and Spain would get the land west of the line.	12
25595498	Conquistadores	Spanish 'conquerors' or soldier in the new World	13
25595499	Encomienda	Indians were required to work a certain number of days for a landowner, but had their own land to work as well.	14
25595500	Northwest Passage	A water route from the Atlantic to the Pacific through northern Canada and along the northern coast of Alaska. Sought by navigators since the 16th century.	15
25595501	Repartimiento	Spanish labor system that replaced the encomienda. The natives were supposed to receive fair compensation from their Spanish employers.	16