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Ch. 1 Terms Flashcards

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Pre-Columbus population

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1.15-16 million

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Culture of US SW

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Pueblo Revolt, Spanish defeat Aztecs, Pueblo allowed to own land, Pueblo infants baptized

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Aztecs

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Mexico, Tenochtitlan greatest city, defeated by Spanish through smallpox

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Tenochtitlan

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Greatest city, built by Aztecs

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Hernando Cortez

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Conquered Mexico by giving Aztecs smallpox (guns, horses, and disease)

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Conquistador

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Conqueror

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Cahokia

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Present day st Louis, 10k-20k people

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Crusades

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Series of military expeditions made by Europeans to the Holy Lands

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Marco Polo

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Merchant that sold goods from Asia to Europe + told exotic stories

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Renaissance

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Revival of art/literature under classical models in the 1300-1500s

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Reformation

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Led by Martin Luther, Catholic church split and some became Protestants

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Martin Luther

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Leader of the Reformation

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John Calvin

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Puritan who believed in predestination

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English Reformation

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Political dispute between the king and the pope, Henry VIII forms Anglican church due to divorce disputes

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Puritan Discontent

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Puritans persecuted by James I

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Prince Henry the Navigator

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Responsible for early development of Portuguese exploration and maritime trade

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Slave Trade

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Began in 700 AD, cultivation of European sugarcane was the catalyst for growth in slavery

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Bartholomeu Dias

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Rounded S Africa (Cape of Good Hope)

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Vasco de Gama

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Sailed around the cape of India

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Christopher Columbus

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“Discovered” the W Indies in 1492, led racial genocide against the Tiano tribe

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Tiano

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Enslaved people that Columbus committed genocide against

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Ponce de Leon

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“Discovered” Puerto Rico

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Hernando de Soto

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Explored S US

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Francisco de Coronado

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Explored SW US

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Encomienda System

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Forced labor in Spanish colonies, intended to encourage colonization

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Mestizo

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People of mixed race (Spanish and Native American)

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Mulatto

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People of mixed race (English and African)

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Pope’s Rebellion/Pueblo Revolt

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Revolt against Spanish priests and government, caused by major drought and Apache raids

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Colonization (Spain)

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Heavier commercial policies, rigid gov. control

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Colonization (France)

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Allied with Native populations

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Colonization (Dutch)

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Sailed up the Hudson River

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Colonization (England)

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Plantations, suppressed Native populations

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