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Age of Exploration - Global Studies 1 Flashcards

1
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How did first Americans arrive

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Bering Strait

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Beringla

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Land bridge between Alaska and Asia, exists due to sea level dropping

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Amerindians

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First Americans/nomads

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Where were the first American civilizations

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Mezoamerica (central)

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5
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Staple crop of Amerindians

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Maize (corn)

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“Those who grow maize”

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Maya Civilization

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Yucatán Peninsula

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Maya Civilization

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Cacao tree

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Provide Mayans chocolate (drink), and cocoa beans

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Chimampas

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Long floating plots of farmland built into riverbeds and shallow lakes

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Mayan society

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Kings, Council & Priests, Nobles, Middle class, and Farmers

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Itzamma

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Mayan god, supreme gods, creator of all things

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Mayan Religious practices

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Human sacrifice, Ball court (ceremonial sacrifice of defeated players)

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Long Count

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Mayan lunar calendar that called for the end of the current cycle of 5,200 years in the solar-calendar

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Toltecs

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Ended Mayan civilization

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Quetzalcoatl

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Half-human, half deity in the form of a serpent (Toltec god)

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Tenochititlán

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Aztec Capital, centered around massive pyramids with shrines

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Aztec Society

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Monarchy, chosen by gods. Commoners sells themselves into slavery when I’m debt then purchase freedom. Rigid social classes

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Calpullis

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Large groups of families in Aztec society, paid taxes as one group, maintained their own schools, chinampas

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Aztec religion

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Polytheistic, over 100 deities, human sacrifices

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Quatzalcontal

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Feathered serpent representing creation, virtue, learning, and culture

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21
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South America geography

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Amazon River, southern prairies and steppes, and Andes Mountains in west

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Beginning of South American

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First settlements at caral along supe river
Moche civilizations develops around Chan Chan on the coast of Peru
Chinor kingdom develops around Chan

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Pachakuti

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lead Incas to conquer Chimor and Peru

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Tahuantinsuyu

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“World of the four corners”, Incan empire divided into provinces

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Cuzzo

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Incan Capital, surrounded by Andes

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Incan Roads

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24,800 of roads, Columbia to Chile, suspension bridges of branded fiber

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Incan society

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Mostly farmers, Terrace agriculture, labor regulated by state

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Incan culture

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Focused on war, supplies carried by llamas, polytheistic

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Pachamama

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Inca, “the mother of the earth”

30
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quipu

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Knotted strings to keep records (inca)

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Portolani

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detailed maps and charts from mathmaticians

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caravels

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ships mobile enough to move against the wind

33
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sternpost rudder

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allowed for better maneuverability of boats

34
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Lateen sail

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square ring boats, had catapults

35
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Sultanate of Malacca

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center of spice trade, Islam spread along with spices

36
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Prince Henry the Navigator

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Portuguese, wanted new trade opportunities, weak Muslim states, and Christianity to spread, opened school for explorers

37
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Bartolomeu Dias

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Portuguese, found Cape of Good Hope

38
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Vasco da Gama

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Portuguese, finds India + Malacca

39
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Columbus

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Spanish, Found Bahammas

40
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Pedro Cabral

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Portuguese, finds Brazil on accident

41
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Amerigo Vespucci

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Portuguese, America named after him, discovers Rio

42
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Ponce de Leon

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Spain, finds Florida (Fountain of Youth)

43
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John Cabot

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English, finds Newfoundland, Canada

44
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Samuel Champlain

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France, Finds Canada + New York

45
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Admiral Afonso de Albuquerque

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conquers Malacca and starts Portuguese spice trade

46
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Portuguese successes

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militarized, light ships

47
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Portuguese challanges

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Muslim harassments, lack population to colonize Asia, costs lots of money, disease

48
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Dutch Exploration

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take Malacca from Portugal, control Cape of Good Hope

49
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Boers

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Dutch settlers

50
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Afrikaans

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Dutch dialect

51
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Victoria achievement

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first to circumnavigate the globe

52
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Treaty of Tordesillas

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Spain controlled West of line, Portugal owned East

53
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Magellan’s Voyages

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reached South America, but lost 1/5 ship in weather, 1/5 turned back, the last 3 went to Australia, died in battle

54
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Hernan Cortes

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overthrows Aztec Empire

55
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Conquistadors

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Spanish conquerors motivated by glory, greed, and religious zeal

56
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Franciscan Pizzaro

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overthrows Incan Empire

57
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Peninsulares

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Top of Latin America society, born in Europe but live in America

58
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Creoles

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2 of Latin America society, American born descendants of Europeans

59
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Mestizos

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3 or Latin American society, offspring of Europeans and Indians

60
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Mulatoes

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4 of Latin American society, offspring of Europeans and Africans

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‘Indins’

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5 of Ltin American society, native`

62
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Africans

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6 of Latin American society, brought as slaves to work plantations

63
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Latin America Governments

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difficult due to distance, Viceroys, goals were economic, gold and silver

64
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Plan of Encomienda system

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Spanish settlers protect, care, and Christianize Indians, and Indians work part time for settlers

65
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Reality of Encomienda system

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settlers force long labor, Indians die from disease

66
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Jamestown

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first permanent English settlement

67
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Slavery in ancient empires

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Greeks -> Barbarians, didn’t speak language
Aristotle -> some people are born to be slaves
Romans -> 30% of population, batafongus

68
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Slavery in modern times

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Judeo-Christians -> sinning is cause of slavery

Muslims -> moved into North Africa and made them slaves

69
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Triangular Trade

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(Caribbean to Europe) Sugar + Tobacco along Middle Passage
(Europe to West Africa) Iron, alcohol, gunpowder
(West Africa to Caribbean) Slaves

70
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“founder crops” of Old world

Chaminade (51 decks)

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