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Native Americans in the United States

Indigenous peoples of the Americas

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Capitalism- An economic system Caravel- A small Spanish sailing vessel Confederacy- A combination of people for unlawful purposes Conquistador- one of the Spanish conquerors Demographic- social statistic of a human population, as the number of births or deaths Ecosystem- Interaction of people in a community Encomienda- the land or village and its inhabitants Inflation ? Rise in general level of prices Matrilineal- inheriting through the female line Mestizo- a person of racially mixed ancestry Middleman- a person who plays an economic role Nation-State- a group of people who feel they share a common nationality Plantation- a large farm or estate Province- parts of a country outside of the capital Columbus- Italian navigator in Spanish service Pizarro- Spanish conqueror of Peru

AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY Chapter 2 Review

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AP Edition The Earth and its People: A Global History Fifth Edition

AP* EDITION|THE EARTH AND ITS PEOPLE: A GLOBAL HISTORY CHAPTER 2 Larger Concept Section Review Vocabulary Terms Details EARLY CHINA, 2000-221 B.C.E. Geography and Resources -The challenges engaging in agriculture in the varied environments of East Asia led to the formation of complex, hierarchical societies Loess-a fine, lights silt deposited by wind and water -China is isolated by formidable natural barriers: the Himalaya mountain range, the Pamir and Tian Mountains, the Takla Makan and Gobi Desert, and the Mongolian steppes -After years of deposit loess, it was worked for agriculture because it was soft and fertile -Agriculture required the coordinated efforts of large numbers of peoples -Rice could feed more people per cultivated acre than any other grain

U.S. History from 5,500 B.C. To Before the American Revolution, vocabulary

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U.S. History from 5,500 B.C. to Before the American Revolution History 1302 at Tarrant County College Agricultural revolution 5,500 BCE in Mesoamerica, the southern half of Mexico and Latin America, People became more sedentary and grew crops like maize Tenochtitlan Capital of Aztecs, site of present-day Mexico City, 100,000 people in 1500 Leif Eriksson 11th century, Norse seaman, First European to come to the Americas, around Canada Ponce de Leon 1513 in Florida for the Fountain of Youth Vasco de Gama 1497-1499 Water route to India Marco Polo Returned from Asia with exotic spices, cloths, dyes, exotic tales, Europeans craved trade, but limited by long land trip Ferdinand and Isabela

Chapter 1 Notes

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Chapter 01 - New World Beginnings---33,000 B.C.-A.D. 1769. ?I. The Shaping of North America 1. 225 million yrs. ago supercontinent 2. Mountains-- Appalachians pre separation, all others after making them ?American? mountains. 3. Canadian Shield- NE corner of Americas, maybe first above sea level 4. Ice Age- 2 million yrs. ago--2 mile thick ice, Canada, N. America 5. Glacial action eroded Canadian Shield II. Peopling the Americas 1. The Land Bridge-- Sea level dropped because of glaciers exposing a land bridge. ? ? Bering Sea between Siberia and Alaska 2. Nomadic hunters following migratory game herds 3. Ice Age ended, glaciers melted, land bridge under water--10,000 yrs. ago 4. When Europeans arrived in 1492-- 54 million people lived in the Americas.

Ch 18

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Chapter 18 Study guide 1. Sugar cane was first grown in the West Indies by Spanish colonists shortly after 1500, but after 1600 A: The English and French grew tobacco there. 2. Although tobacco was a New World plant long used by Amerindians, A: tobacco use became enormously popular in Europe. 3. In order to make tobacco trade profitable, European governments used chartered companies, A: private investors with trade monopolies in colonies. 4. Which of the following does not describe the Dutch West India Company? A: It was never very profitable. 5. The expansion of sugar plantations in the West Indies required A: a sharp increase in the African slave trade. 6. The cultivation and production of sugar can best be described as

Inca Religion and Contributions to The World

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Religion The Incas practiced animism and polytheistic. The Inca worshiped their ancestors, founders of their empire and their king who was viewed as a god. nature and its cycles. Their worship of natural cycles made them live life to the fullest because you only live once. Therefore they had festivals monthly to celebrate life. Their most important god was Inti the sun god. He nourished them and the earth with his sun beams. 1 The Most Important gods Inti Inti was the sun god. He was the most important god because he nourished the empire and the people with his sum beam. Pachamama Pachama is an important god to the Incas because she is the mother of the earth. Christian Influence On The Incas

Chapter 20 Review Sheet

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Chapter 20 Review REVIEW QUESTIONS: How did the arrival of Portugal (and other Europeans) affect West Africa? Why did the slave trades arise and how did they affect Africa? What demographic patterns do historians see in the slave trade? How was the slave trade organized and who controlled the trade? How did African slavery differ from American slavery? How did the slave trade influence African politics and the rise of states? What developments occurred in East Africa? What popular movements collided in South Africa and with what results? How did African cultures, religions, and institutions change during this period? VOCABULARY:

APUSH test Key terms

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Key Terms 17th and Early 18th Century Roanoke Virginia Company Jamestown ?Starving Time? House of Burgesses Mayflower Compact Powhatan Confederacy Royal Colony Charter Colony Joint-Stock Company Proprietary Colony Puritans Massachusetts Bay Colony Great Migration Plymouth Bay Colony Maryland Connecticut Rhode Island Pequot War Anne Hutchinson Roger Williams Maryland Toleration Act Fundamental Orders of Connecticut New Amsterdam, New York New Jersey Carolina King Philip?s War Bacon? Rebellion Pennsylvania Dominion of New England Glorious Revolution in England Delaware Georgia Harvard College Halfway Covenant Salem witchcraft trials Scotch Irish Great Awakening College of William and Mary

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