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25 Cards in this Set
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Columbian Exchange
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A 3 way trade of slaves, food, and manufactured goods between America, Africa, and Europe
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Conquistadors
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Spanish explorers in America that where looking for God, gold, and glory
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Encomienda
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grant of land and laborers from the Spanish crown to retired conquistadors
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Mercantilism
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governments regulate trade and commerce to increase wealth
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Middle Passage
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portion of journey when Africans were packed tightly into ships and moved across ocean to America
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Peninsylares
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lived in New World but were born in Spain or Portugal
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Criollos
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Spanish or Portages born in the New World
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Mestizos
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Mixed; Ex. Spanish and Native American
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Repartimento
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required adult male Natives to work certain number of days for Spain
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Absolutism
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comprehensive ruler; total rule by Monarch
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Parliamentary Monarchy
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had a king but parliament passed the laws and monarchy enforced them
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Puritans
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wanted to purify (radical reform) the Anglican Church
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Janissaries
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imperial guards for Ottoman Sultan; from the Balkans; orthodox Christians
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Sharia
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religious law which governs all aspects of life and all Muslim people
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Sufi
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mystic tradition within Islam
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Sunni
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secular Muslims who separate government from religion
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Shiite
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conservative Muslims who combine religion and government
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Deism
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belief that there is a god
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Enlightenment
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change and reform were possible through reason and science (humanistic)
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Indentured Servant
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white slavery; person working a certain period of time to pay off debt
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French and Indian War
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(called 7 Years War in Europe) French vs. British for control of America
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Royal Colony
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governed by Parliament and administered locally by royal governor and consul
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Proprietary Colony
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British government sold or granted a charter to a group and granted right to govern colony
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Militia
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local volunteer military detachments
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Middle Colonies
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(Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware) compared to other colonies, they were more diverse
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