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29 Cards in this Set
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Hunter-Gatherer
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killed game and gathered roots and edible plants.
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Lateen sails
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took advantage of wind from any direction
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compass
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allowed saliors to determine direction
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caravel
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ships that were more maneuverable than cargo ships
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astrolabe
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allowed sailors to calculate latitude
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European prospective
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* we helped by converting them to Catholicism
* Columbus was a hero * we paid them for their labor * we brought civilization to the people * Columbus' work benefited the world * Columbus discovered America |
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American Indian Prospective
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*we always lived here
*we were slaves *Columbus's actions led to the destruction of our way of life *the diseases nearly wiped us out |
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Aztec
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*warriors
*had a class system *studied the stars *some people were rich(precious stones) *ordinary citizens were workers |
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Maya
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*Improved the calendar
*number system with zero *They vanished *writing with glyphs |
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Inca
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*The most powerful group
*launched expansion and conquest *their capitol was Cuzco which they redid *built complex cities and roads |
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Olmec
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*lived near gulf of Mexico
*started developing a calender *called the mother culture *practiced slash and burn *built sites with pyramids, mounds& ball courts *basalt sculptors near San Lorenzo |
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Beringia
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the land mass that the Paleo- Indians walked across
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Feudalism -Rise
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*Kings relied on the nobles to protect their territory and conduct gov't business
* In return for land protection nobles pledged loyalty and military assistance to the rulers. *Nobles->Manors->serfs |
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Feudalism- fall
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New technology- no need for extra man labour
*Trading set up worldy connections * serfs moved to cities where they could earn wages |
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Renaissance- cause
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The Crusades set up trading and political reforms
*the sharing of knowledge *invention of printing press |
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Renaissance-effect
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*the spread of knowledge and ideas far and wide
*cultural diffusion |
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Meso-american groups
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Olmec
Maya Toltec Aztec |
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South American group
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Inca
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North american groups
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Anasazi
Adena Hopewell |
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Bartholemeu Diaz
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rounded cape good hope
established a route to Indian ocean |
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Vasco de Gama
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*rounded cape of good hope he landed on West coast of India
*Completed sea route to the coast |
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Christopher Columbus
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wanted to go to Asia by going west
*found land in the west lead way to new charting of land |
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Vasco Núñez de Balbosa
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wanted to claim land for Spain
*came across panama he found the south sea |
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Ferdinand Magellen
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wanted to find a way past the Americas to India
*was the first to circumnavigate the world |
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Hernan Cortés
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sailed to Mexico wanted gold
*killed off the Aztec They revolted and made the Spanish leave |
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Fransisco Pizzaro
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*he conquered the Inca
*broke up native Americas and made them fight each other |
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John Cabot
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joined search for Asia failed he claimed land for Newfoundland
*he formed the basis for French claims |
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Frances Drake
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*England fought Spain
*only half the armada returned to Spain |
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Sir Walter Raleigh
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Explored the Atlantic to go to new lands
*set up colonies Roanoke, but they failed |