America And Europe

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How quick was America to delevop in comparison w/ EuroAsia?

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Slow, because it started incredibly late.

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What kind of animals did America have naturally?

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LLamas
Turkeys
Dogs
Guinea Pigs

(No labour)

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What kind of plants did America have naturally?

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Corn
Potatoes
Squash

(Food that didn't store well)

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What was wrong w/ America's orientation?

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It was North/South opposed to East/West

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Chavin Cult

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Mound Builders

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Mochia/Moche

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Earliest Unified States.
Lived in the highlands.
Used llamas.
Regional economies.

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Olmec

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Culturally unified.
Blood letting.
Polytheists.
Ball games.
Pyramids.

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Mayan Cities

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Dense urban centers opposed to cultural ones.

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Mayan Knowledge

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Number system.
Calendar.

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Mayan Religion

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Earth, Heaven, Hell.

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Aztecs Social

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Clan-based to urban/political.
Highly divided.

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Aztecs Cities

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Twin Capital.
One was on a lake.

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Aztecs Tribute

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Lots of it. One quarter of everything was given to them.

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Tenochtitlan

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City on a lake. Mayan.

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Aztec Religion

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Two gods. Polytheistic.

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Calpulli

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Clan structure of the Aztecs. They organized their own education, labour, millitary and religion.

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Andean Civilizations

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Moche
Tiwakanu
Wari

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Khipus

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Colored cords used in a complex way to count people.
Andean

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Ayllu

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Clan members who share land and help each other.

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What did Andean men do?

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Hunt

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What did Andean women do?

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House work and weaving.

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Mit'a

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Draft system for Andean civilization. 1/7 of the year, you worked for the gvt.

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Tiwanaku

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Constructed massive drainage projects. Used llamas for trade. Similar to Tiwanaku.

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Wari

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Constructed massive drainage projects. Used llamas for trade. Similar to Wari.

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Incan Empire

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"Land of Four Corners"
Vast empire.
Forced trade between cities.

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Incan Prosperity

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Depended on llamas.

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Incan Gender Roles

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Both men and women had to tend to the herd.

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Incan Religion

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Diety Kind and Polytheistic

Front 29

What was Europe like before the Renaissance?

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Shattered.
Disunified.
Feudalist.

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What happened to the demographics of Europe during the Renaissance?

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People move to the cities.

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Black Death

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Bubonic plague and other diseases that tore through Europe. Spread by Mongols.

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What was The Catholic Church like before the Renaissance?

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Bible is in Latin.
Services in Latin.
Priests have complete control over their sermins.

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What were some causes of the Renaissance?

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3 Field System.
Good Weather.
Pause in Epidemic.

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What happened to Serfs during the Renaissance?

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They often became freed

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What happened to Greek and Roman culture during the Renaissance?

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The study of it increased, as cruisaders return home from

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Universities

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Used to study medicine, law and science. Often Church founded. Concept invented at this time.

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Scholasticism

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Attempts to bring reason, logic and science into Faith.

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Dante Alighieri

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Writer of The Diving Comedy

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Humanist

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A literary movement. If books were in the hands of the people, they could become educated and free themselves from the metaphorical bond that is illiteracy. Martin Luther used this in a way to assert his independence from the Church, as long as he followed God’s word. It also believed in a love of the classics, as well as an interest in the achievement and potential of the individual man.

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Where does the Renaissance begin?

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Italy

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How is Humanism different than Classic Christian views?

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Humanism praised people, while classic Christianity said people were pure sin.

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Renaisance Art

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Still mainly church-related.
Showed peoples' faces.
Daily life becomes a focus.

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Individualism

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People are cool. You can rise through merit.

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Secularism

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Focus some on material items. If life on this earth really matters, make it super special awesome.

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Renaissance Man

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Broad knowledge
Poetry through sword fighting.
Charming.
Witty.