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13 Cards in this Set
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Encomienda |
1503 A Spanish labor system developed in the Caribean Turnes the natives into a source of labor for the colonists |
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Manila |
1571 A trading city in the Phillipines Founded by the Spanish to trade silver from Potosi mine for Chinese goods |
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Maroon Society |
16th-18th C. An escaped slave society in the Americas Slaves made micro societies in resistance to colonial rule |
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Dahomey |
16th C. A West African slave trading state Traded with europe for guns and weapons and allowed for their expansion |
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Manchu |
1644-1912 Took control of China under the Qing dynasty Ruled with tolerance, but expanded chinese culture using Confucian examination system. |
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Columbian Exchange |
1492 The biologixal exchange of plants, animals, and microbes between the Americas amd reat of the world Over centuries these things shaped the world introducing many new practices to societies |
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Hermetic Approach |
17th C All matter holds a divine spirit Gives usbrational minds to seek out answers to the universe |
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Caravel |
15th-17th C. A small, fast Portuguese ship that was developed tk explore the Atlantic Lateen sails gave it speed and the ability to sail windward |
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Ottoman Empire |
1299-1922 A multi national multi lingual empire. At the center of interaction between Eastern and Western worlds |
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High Level Equilibrium Trap |
18th C. An economy that is meeting high levels of demand with traditional technology can not increase output. China ends up not industrializing |
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The Great Divergence |
19th C. Unprecedented increase in per capjta output for industrial economies. Societies that industrialized became more wealthy and powerful |
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Ecological Imperialism |
1492 European settlers were successful in colonization of other regions because kf tvejr accidental or deliberate introduction of animals, plants, and disease leading to major shifts jn the ecology of the areas and populations to collapse |
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Deindustrialization |
Decline in industrial activity in a region or economy |
