Columbus and the invasion of America Flashcards
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who are the Tainos
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semi-sedentary villagers, a large population centered on eastern hispaniola and puerto rico, caciques / nobles / commoners: a chiefdom. Horticulture using mounds of earth, staple crop: cassava, also sweet potato, corn…
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how could we characterize spanish/portuguese colonization
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EXTRACTIVE: limited settlement, force natives to pan for gold or work in mines… violence, torture, rape, plunder….
