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Chapter 16 The World Economy I. Introduction A. What are consequences of? 1. Voyages of Columbus 2. Exploration of Europeans 3. Empires built by European conquerors/missionaries B. Consequences 1. Power shift 2. Redefinition of interchange D. Patterns of diffusion 1. Classical ? developing regional economies/cultures ? Medit./China a. External conflicts existed, but not that important 2. Postclassical Era ? contacts increase a. Missionary religions spread b. Interregional trade key component of economies ? bet. continents c. Some regions dominated trade ? Muslims then Mongols 3. 1450-1750 ? Eve of the Early Modern Period a. New areas of world brought into global community ? Americas b. Rate of global trade increased ? Southeast Asia

APUSH Unit Guide

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History of the United States
African slave trade
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Colonial history of the United States
Indentured servant
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Middle Colonies

?Chapter 2 Reading Objectives? 1. ?State the factors that caused the English to start late on colonization.? -Internal religious conflict: the Protestant Reformation in England caused fighting between Protestants and Roman Catholics, and power changed hands between the two for a long time. -Alliance with the Spanish: the two were at peace in the first half of the 1500s, but with the plundering of Spanish ships later in the century, England broke that peace and began to colonize. 2. ?Describe the development of the Jamestown colony from its disastrous beginnings to its later prosperity.? -Virginia Company of London sends people to the New World - Chartered by King that guaranteed settlers all English rights

American Pageant ch.1 notes/terms

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History of North America
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Muscogee people
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
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Five Civilized Tribes
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Morgan Clayton August 12, 2013 b.70 Chapter One Cornell Notes Bering Strait A sea strait. This sea separates Siberia from Alaska and also plays as a connection between Pacific and Artic Oceans. Discovered by Russian navigator Semen Dezhnev. Asian hunters- ancestors of the Native Americans, used this strait as a bridge to cross over to North America. Pueblos This culture was molded by corn planting. Lived in pueblos and had generations of farming instilled in the culture. Originated from the Mesa Verde region. Mound Builders Farmers. Native Americans. Their main crop was corn. Three main groups: Mississippian, Adena, and Hopewell. Mounds were built for religious purpose and ceremonies. Creeks, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Seminole

Enduring vision chapter 1 notees

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Great Peacemaker
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Native Americans in the United States

Chapter 1: I. Native Peoples of America, to 1500 Hiawatha was in depths of despair Five American nations known as Iroquois engaged in endless cycle of violence Fought one another & neighboring villages attacked relentlessly Tried restoring peace in own Onondaga nation when evil sorcerer caused deaths of his seven daughters Grief-stricken & wonders into forest Hiawatha series of visions First, a flock of ducks fly up from the lake & take the water with them. Hiawatha walked onto dry lakebed gather purple & white shells Saw shells called wampum: symbolic ?words? of condolence (sympathy) When properly presented, strings of wampum beads could soothe anyone?s grief, no matter how deep

French and Indian War Notes

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North American Alliances By the mid-eighteenth century, the face of North America was changing. The British soldiers, officials, and colonists were moving west from the Atlantic coast and starting to cross into the Ohio River Valley. The Spanish occupied a vast region extending from the Gulf of California, across the desert, and along the Gulf Coast to Florida. The French settled primarily in New France, the area that would later become Canada.

Out of Many Book Outlines

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Ariana Correa?Period 3 Mrs. Frisen?August 20, 2012 AP US History Outlines 1-3 Pre-Columbian Societies ?1.1 Early Inhabitants of the Americas Christopher Columbus called the Native Americans Indios because he thought he had landed in India The term Indian refers to a variety of different cultures (over 2000), with hundreds of different languages and different ways of living They had long dark hair and tan skin When it was realized that America was not part of Asia a debate began over how the people got there ?1.2 American Indian Empires on Mesoamerica, the Southwest, and the Mississippi Valley Mesoamerica stretched from central Mexico to central America By the first millennium B.C.E. large communities were taking shape

America A Narrative History 8th Edition ( Chapter 1 Outline)

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Apalachee
Midwestern United States
Spanish Texas
Juan Sabeata

Ryan Lynn 6/7/13 AP US History Chapter 1 Outline: The Collision of Cultures- Pre-Columbian Indian Civilizations Possible origins of American Indians The Siberians The Siberians crossed the Bering Strait on a land bridge to Alaska. Crossed 12,000 to 15,000 years. Nomadic Hunters who drifted in pursuit of vast herds of mammals, mammoths, musk, oxen, bison and woolly rhinoceroses. In the next 500 years the Siberians migrated outwards from the Arctic Circle to the tip of South America. Southwestern Europe Recent archaeological discoveries in Pennsylvania, Virginia and Chile reveal that prehistoric humans arrived by sea 18,000 to 40,000 years ago.

The Earth and Its People Chapter 18 Study Guide

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Name_8 _,? ,,. lv- _ Block. Date _ Chapter 18 Study Guide- Atlantic System and Africa Directions: Using complete sentences, answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper. You must use the question as the stem of your answer. After 1600, what was grown in the West Indies? Spanish settlers introduced sugar-cane cultivation into the West Indies shortly after 1500 but did not do much else toward the further development of the islands. After 1600, the French and English developed colonies based on tobacco cultivation. What did the expansion of sugar plantations in the West Indies require?

Unit III Review

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UNIT III: 1450 - 1750 C.E. In the previous era (600-1450 C.E.), sometimes called the post-classical period, we explored the rise of new civilizations in both hemispheres, the spread of major religions that created cultural areas for analysis, and an expansion of long-distance trade to include European and African kingdoms. However, no sustained contact occurred between the eastern and western hemisphere. During the time period between 1450 and 1750 C.E., the two hemispheres were linked and for the first time in world history, long-distance trade became truly worldwide. QUESTIONS OF PERIODIZATION This era includes only 300 years, but some profound and long-lasting changes occurred. Characteristics of the time between 1450 and 1750 include:

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