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Conquistador

Chapter 1 APUSH Notes

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Spain in the Age of Discovery
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Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
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Chapter 1 New World Beginnings 33,000 B.C. - A.D. 1769 225 Million Years Ago - Pangaea started to break apart. 10 Million Years Ago - North America was shaped by nature - Canadian Shield 2 Million Years Ago- Great Ice Age 35,000 Years Ago - The oceans were glaciers and the sea level dropped, leaving an isthmus connecting Asia and North America. The Bering Isthmus was crossed by people going into North America. 10,000 Years Ago - Ice started to retreat and melt, raising the sea levels and covering up the Bering Isthmus. Peopling the Americas Evidence suggests that early people may have come to the Americas in crude boats, or across the Bering Isthmus. By the time Columbus arrived in America in 1492, over 54 million people may have been living in North & South America.

capitalism

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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

Chapter 14

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New Encounters: The Creation of a World Market Chapter Outline An Age of Exploration and Expansion ? ? ?Islam and the Spice Trade growing portion of the spice trade was being transported in Muslim ships major impetus for the spread of Islam was the foundation of a new sultanate at Malacca in Indonesia Islands Malacca was founded was Paramesvara Malacca became a tributary of the Chinese Paramesvara converted to Islam, to enhance ports ability to participate in Muslim dominated trade Malacca became leading economic power in region and helped promote spread of Islam ? ? ?The Spread of Islam in West Africa Muslim trade and religion continued to expand south of Sahara into Niger River Valley in West Africa ? ? ??????The Empire of Songhai

The Earth and Its Peoples - Chapter 16

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CHAPTER 16 The Maritime Revolution, to 1550 I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . The Pacific Ocean 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Over a period of several thousand years, peoples originally from the Malay Peninsula crossed the water to settle the islands of the East Indies, New Guinea, the Melanesian and Polynesian islands, the Marquesas, New Zealand, and other Pacific islands out to Hawaii. 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Polynesian expansion was the result of planned voyages undertaken with the intention of establishing colonies. Polynesian mariners navigated by the stars and by their observations of ocean currents and evidence of land. B?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . The Indian Ocean
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