AP US History Period 1-Mahan Flashcards

5624480038	maize cultivation	The growing of Indian corn, a staple of many Indians diets, leading many nomadic tribes to settle and develop great civilizations such as the Aztecs incas and Mayans.	0
5624480043	capitalism	Economic system based on private investment and possessions	1
5624480045	great basin	Desert area with no drainage to the ocean	2
5624480047	spanish exploration	Colonization of the Americas by the conquistadors in search for gold, glory and god	3
5624480048	encomienda system	A government system where natives were given to colonists to work in return for converting them to Christianity.	4
5624480050	white superiority	The European idea they were superior to other cultures/ races and needed to enforce European culture/religion on them	5
5624480051	great plains	The open plains of the Midwest where the natives adapted to roming the prairies on horseback	6
5624480053	Portuguese exploration	Due to advancements in sailing technology the Portuguese were able to sail down the coast of Africa and open trade of gold and slaves, settle and make plantations and eventually find the way around Africa to the indies	7
5624480055	feudalism	A political, economic, and social system based on the relationship between lord and vassal in order to provide protection	8
5624480057	Colombian exchange	the exchange between the new world and the old world consisting of the old world bringing wheat, cows, horses, sheep, pigs, sugar, rice, coffee, smallpox, malaria and yellow fever. while the new world sent gold, silver, corn, potatoes, tobacco, and syphills	9