Unit 2 Vocab Flashcards
1
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conquistador
A
conqueror, one of the Europeans that traveled to the New World and defeated the Mayans, Aztecs or Incas
2
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culture
A
the beliefs, customs, arts, way of life, of a particular society, group, place, or time
3
Q
immune
A
cannot be affected (or get sick)by a disease
4
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New World
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The Western Hemisphere (North America, Mesoamerica, the Caribbean, and South America)
5
Q
slavery
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a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work
6
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Columbian Exchange
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The trading of plants, animals and diseases between the Western and Eastern Hemispheres
7
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polytheism
A
belief in many gods
8
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monotheism
A
belief in one god
