Unit2 Flashcards

1
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Soviet Union

A

“Russian Empire” goes down in 1991

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2
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Caravel

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A big ship from Portugal

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3
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“Great dying”

A

Europeans bring to the Americas diseases.
60 million natives
90 percent died
Worst smallpox

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4
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Smallpox

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The disease that killed the most natives since no one had the immunities against it.

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5
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“Columbian Exchange”

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The commerce of new products between Europe and the Americas.

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6
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From Europe to the Americas

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Wheat, rice, sugarcane, grapes. Horses, pigs, cattle, goats, sheep.

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7
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From Americas to Europe

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Corn and potatoes- helped the population to grow. (Easy to grow, many calories, different ways, storage)
Peanuts, sweet potato, corn,tobacco, cacao

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8
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Mercantilism

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Economic policy. More exportation than importations. Accumulated silver and gold.

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9
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Encomienda system

A

Native peoples work

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10
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Peninsula res

A

Spanish settlers who desired self-government apart from Crown.

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11
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Creoles

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Spanish born in Americas

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12
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Mestizos

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Product of Spanish man and Native woman

Majority of population of Mexico

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13
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3 major social groups- Spain

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Spaniards Mestizos Indians

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14
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Potosi

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Silver mines in South America

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15
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Mulattoes

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Product of Portuguese and African Union. Mostly in Brazil

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16
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Plantation system

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North America- British