time period 1 and 2 Flashcards
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Cahokia
the largest and most influential urban settlement of the Mississippian culture
caste system
social hierarchy system based on birth, mainly about social status.
conquistadors
a conqueror, especially in Spain
Mestizos
an individual with mixed races, especially those with indigenous and Spanish backgrounds.
three sisters
most highly favored and beneficial crops used by the indigenous people
what were the three sister crops?
squash, corn, and climbing beans
Roanoke
England´s first colony in north america, had conflicts
What were the main three motives for European exploration?
God, glory and gold
Encomienda system
The allowing of low paid or forced labor from slaves, in return the workers would get religious convertation and/or military protection
columbian exchange
Between the European and Native Americans in 1492 and occured over the Atlantic Ocean. It was a major trade system and provided new findings for both sides, but more diseases for the natives.
pueblo revolt
to reclaim Pueblo religious practices, culture, and land, which had been stripped away by Spanish conquistadors
mercantilism
stimulated by the accumulation of profitable balances
smallpox
contagious disease that consisted of tiny red dots that the Native Americans had no immunity to
Joint Stock Company
a company whose stock is owned jointly by the shareholders.
Jamestown
first permanent English settlement in North America
