Period 1: 1491-1607 Flashcards

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mongolians who came to America 11,000 years ago

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Clovis

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2
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crossed over the Bering Strait into America

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Clovis

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3
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only evidence of first Americans

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archaeological

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4
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before the Clovis, people migrated to South America using —-

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boats

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5
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the Clovis likely —-ed other migrants

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eliminated

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6
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8000 BCE to 3000 BCE

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Archaic Period

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during the Archaic Period, the first —- formed

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sedentary settlements

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8
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pre-columbus South American civilization led by Pachacuti; created the largest empire in the Americas

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Incas

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pre-colbumus Meso-American civilization that developed sophisticated systems such as a written language

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Mayans

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10
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pre-columbus Meso-Americans who came after the Mayans; human sacrifice was a large part of their religion

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Mexica (Aztec)

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11
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island in central mexico establisted by the Mexica; greatest city in the Americas at the time

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Tenochtitlán

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12
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Early American civilizations were still —- —- than civilizations on other continents

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technologically worse

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13
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pre-columbus societies in the North were —- than those in the South

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smaller

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14
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four locations of pre-columbus hunting, gathering, and fishing societies

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arctic circle, northern forests, northwest coast, far west

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pre-columbus agricultural tribes in the East used —- to gather food

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a variety of techniques

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16
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region of sedentary pre-columbus tribes with the greatest food resources

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East

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17
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region of sedentary pre-colmbus tribes that farmed corn and grains

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Great Plains

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18
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region of sedentary pre-columbus tribes with large trading networks

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South

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19
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region of more nomadic agricultural pre-colombus tribes

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North-East

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20
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pre-columbus tribes in the North East

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used quick exploitative farming

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21
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pre-columbus tribes East of Mississippi River

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loosely connected by linguistic roots

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22
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In the last centuries before Columbus, Native Americans —-

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experienced an agricultural revolution

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23
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how many regions of pre-columbus agricultural socities were there in america?

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5

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24
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region of sedentary pre-columbus tribes with more elaborate settlements

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Southwest

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after the black plague, due to the increase of affluence in Europe, interest in ---- increased
foriegn goods
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after the rise of commerce following the black plague, Europe changed from many small kingdoms into ----
centralized nation-states
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led the first daring sea voyages; financed by Portugal
Prince Henry
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leading maritime power in the 15th century
Portugal
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what motivated Columbus aside from an interest in geography
religion
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rulers of Spain's new monarchy
Ferdinand and Isabella
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in an attempt to demonstrate Spain's strength, funded Columbus's voyage
Isabella
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devoted greater resources to maritime exploration; replaced Portugal as leading seafaring nation
Spain
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came to the Americas after Columbus on a Portuguese exploration
Amerigo Vespucci
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Spaniard who fought across Ithmus of Panama; first known European to gaze westward at the Pacific Ocean
Vasco de Balboa
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known as most brutal spanish conquistador; led a military expedition into Mexico and overtook Aztecs with smallpox
Cortés
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a wave of conquistadors came to america in hopes of obtaining ----
silver
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spanish-american mines had ----
large yields of silver and gold
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the wealthiest nation for a time, after they obtained the abundence of gold and silver in american mines
Spain
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Spain abided by the Church's wishes and ---- in their new territories
required Catholocism
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conquistador who led a fruitless expedition; first white man to cross Mississippi River
Hernado de Soto
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conquistador; conquered Peru; revealed to Europeans the wealth of the incas
Franciso Pizarro
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conquistador; led fruitless expedition in modern-day New Mexico
Francisco Coronado
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conquistadors ---- native populations in some areas
almost exterminated
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---- usually accompanied missions
military garrisons
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spanish fort, first permanent European settlement in what is now the US, established 1565
St. Augustine, Florida
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licenses to exact labor and tribute from natives
encomiendas
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led colonizing venture North from mexico in 1598; claimed some of the Pueblo's land and established Santa Fe; distributed encomiendas to Spanish settlers of the colony
Oñate
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at Santa Fe, Oñate's harsh treatment of the natives ----
threatened the colony's stability
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result of instability and religious supression from spanish settlers at Santa Fe
Pueblo Revolt of 1680
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the Pueblo ---- in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680
captured Santa Fe
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after the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the Spanish and Peublo ----
slowly grew closer
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Spain imposed ---- on trade with its American colonies
regid restrictions
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the economic development of Spanish colonies in the americas was stifled because making ---- profitable was never a priority
commerce
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the Spanish didn't ---- their colonies like other European countries did
people
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years of period one
1491-1607
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principal source of labor for Europeans
native americans
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the home of most African slaves
Guinea (West Africa)
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native americans ---- european culture (language, religion) with their own
combined
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because the overwhelming majority of Europeans living in the americas were men, ---- became frequent
intermarriage
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due to frequent intermarraige, Spanish colonies in the americas became dominated by people of ----
mixed race
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the racial categories of Spanish colonies in americas became more ---- as a result of intermarriage
fluid
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--- are usually matrilineal, political power is divided by gender, and slavery was practiced but more humanely
african socities
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demand for ---- from west africa drastically increased in 16th century
slaves