2nd test Flashcards
maize
started in Mexico and spread throughout America, it allowed for the development of socially diverse and stratified societies
Aztec
in Mexico and was known for temple building
Incan
in Peru and was known for it’s complex road system
gender roles
men hunted and women farmed
encomiendas
forced natives to work
caste system
social hierarchy among everyone
pueblo revolt
successfully kicked out Spanish
Africa
tribal wars,12 million africans kidnapped
caribbean
coveted land
south america
encomienda, christianity
europe
better diet, fatalism to capitalism
mercantilism
economic system and motherland (taxing, governor to middle land)
virginia company
english stock joint company
Jamestown
first permanent english colony (1607)
john rolfe
started tobacco experiment