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Midterm Flashcards

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Arctic style housing

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Igloo, Sod Houses, tents out of drift wood and animal skin

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Sub Arctic style housing

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wigwams, teepees

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3
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North East Style homes

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Longhouse

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Plains style housing

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Tipis

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5
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Subarctic

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Hunting, fishing, foraging

Nomadic

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Northwest coast

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Temperate rain forest/costal
Totem poles/canoes
Rich cultural life
Complex society-well organized 
Hereditary class rank
-slaves, war captives
Wealth distribution- potlatches
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California

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Similar food & economy to NW coast
Diversity-borders shared cultures
Densest population in the US
Wiped out by disease and warfare
Small family groups
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Great Basin

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Desert Basin
Harsh climate (difference in temp)
Little organization
“Diggers”

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Plateau

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Rockies
Trappers and hunters
Fur trade economy
Colombia & Snake rivers
-fishing, travel, trade
East connection to Plains (Buffalo)
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Great Plains

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Grass land 
Nomadic (bison migration)
Missouri River tribes (farmers)
Painted on bison hides
War like culture-earn your place
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Colombus’ 4 voyages

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1492-1504
Colombian exchange
Spain risked: money & reputation
Replicate home
Caribs-southern/ economy-sea & land
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Cortes

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Brought horses, weapons, disease
Gold
Aztecs-defeated when they were on decline

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Pizarro

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Inca Peru
1532
Silver

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Conquistadors

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Gold, God, glory
Claim land for the crown-requiremento
Seek wealth
-tribute (food, gold, housing, weapons)
-enslavement
Warfare
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Requiremento

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A legal document which the church said freed the land of “heathens” for Christians to us & acknowledges the church as ruler of the world

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16
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Spanish impact
(Conquistadors impact)
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Slaving expeditions
Tales of wealth spread-more people
Disease & disruption to Indians

17
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De Soto Expedition

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1539-1543
Leaves them afraid of white people and strangers
Goes through south

18
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Coronado expedition

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American SW

1540-42

19
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Encomienda system

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System to help settle: gets people & land-convert them to Christianity

20
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Dutch trade

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They want money, do not care about religion. Fur & wampum. Hudson River is an active trade route- they build a fort. Dutch want fur.

21
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Beaver wars

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Dutch want fur, destabilizes relationships as they all fight for the Beavers. Trade with Indians makes them vulnerable and dependent (must live closer to forts to trade)

22
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Wampum

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Used it for rituals. Dutch set up Indians to mass produce and it devalues it. Dutch see it as money

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