The American Yawp - Chapter 1 Vocab Flashcards

Key terms, figures, and events

1
Q

Columbian Exchange

A

The arrival of Europeans and the resulting global exchange of people, animals, plants, and microbes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

Three Sisters

A

Corn, squash, and beans

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

Matrilineal

A

Family and clan identity proceeded along the female line, through mothers and daughters, rather than fathers and sons

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

Cahokia

A

The largest Missipian settlement 1,000 years ago

Located east of modern-day St. Louis and peaked at a population of about 10,000 - 30,000, rivaling contemporary European cities in size.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

Native American slavery

A
  • It was not based on holding people as property; it was understood that the enslaved as people lacked kinship networks.
  • It was not always a permanent condition. Very often, a formerly enslaved person could become a member of the community.
  • Adoption or marriage allowed an enslaved person to enter a kinship network and join the community.
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

Kinship

A
  • Most people lived in small communities tied by kinship networks
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

Crusades

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

Polach

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

Reconquista

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

Sugar cultivation

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

Christopher Colombus

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

Encomienda

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

Bartolomé de Las Casas

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

Tenochtitlán

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

Aztecs

A
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

La Malinche

A
17
Q

Inca

A
18
Q

Sistema de Castas

A
19
Q

Virgen de Guadalupe

A