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Beringia
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a strait connecting two continents that was used to transport the people and animals that were coming to the New World
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Paleo-indians
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the very first inhabitants of America, they were hunters and gatherers, they went wherever they wanted to anywhere on the continent
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Hopewell and Adena
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Adena came first, Hopewell came second, Hopewell was a very successful society because they had so many resources that they just used them all up, they were very infulential on other upcoming cultures in North America, known for their pottery
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Mississippian Culture
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they built mounds in all different shapes and sizes, where important structures were built upon
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Cahokia
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the largest mound created by the mississippian culture, it is the largest one in North America, north of Mexico, of course
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Matrilineal
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societies in which descent is traced through mothers rather than through fathers. In matrilineal societies, property is often passed from mothers to daughters and the custom of matrilocal residence may be practiced
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Ethnocentric
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the belief that your own culture is the center of attention, and that all other cultures relate to you and revolve around you
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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resumed the Reconquest, dormant for more than 200 years, and in 1492 they captured Granada, earning for themselves the title of Catholic Kings
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Reconquista
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was popularized by Mexican writers Carlos Fuentes and Elena Poniatowska to describe the demographic and cultural presence of Mexicans into the Southwestern United States
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Conquistadors
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the Spanish[1][2] soldiers, explorers, and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain in the 15th through the 19th centuries following Europe's discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
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Archipelago
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chain or cluster of islands that is formed tectonically.
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Iberian Peninsula
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ocated in the extreme southwest of Europe and includes modern-day states Portugal, Spain, Andorra, the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar and a very small area of France
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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was agreed upon by the Spanish and the Portuguese to clear up confusion on newly claimed land in the New World
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Encomienda
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labor system that was employed mainly by the Spanish crown during the colonization of the Americas and the Philippines
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Mestizos
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traditionally used in a Latin America for people of mixed Indigenous American and European descent
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Mulattos
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denotes a person with one white parent and one black parent, or more broadly, a person of mixed black and white ancestry.
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Martin Luther
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German priest and professor of theology who initiated the Protestant Reformation
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John Calvin
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an influential French theologian and pastor during the Protestant Reformation.
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Phillip II
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lord of the Seventeen Provinces from 1556 until 1581, holding various titles for the individual territories such as Duke or Count
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Henry VIII
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was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death
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Anne Boleyn
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was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and 1st Marquess of Pembroke
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Elizabeth
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was Queen regnant of England and Queen regnant of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death
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Sir Humphrey Gilbert
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was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament, and soldier from Devon, who served the crown
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy and explorer who is also largely known for popularising tobacco in England.
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