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6 Cards in this Set
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Aztec/Inca
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middle american civilizations, destroyed by Cortes/Pizarro (respectively), were able to develop because of the climate, which allowed for an extended growing season
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Mound Builders
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native americans who built mounds, practiced settled agriculture
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Encomienda System
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system of labor which gave conquistadores control over native american population- defense in exchange for labor, basically feudalism
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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At Tordesillas ambassadors from Spain and Portugal moved the Line of Demarcation west, thereby allowing Portugal to claim Brazil when it was discovered
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New Laws of 1542
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no new ecomiendas, no inheritance; attempt to be less brutal to native americans
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Barbados slave codes
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were especially harsh, set an example of how to treat slaves for american colonists
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