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37 Cards in this Set
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Savanna
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grassy plain with irregular patterns of rainfall.
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Desertification
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process by which fertile or semi-desert land becomes desert
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Cataracts
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waterfalls
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The Niger River
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A river of western Africa.
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Gold-Salt Trade
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ghana, mali and songhai's major export.
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Islam
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A monotheistic religion. belief in God, and Muhammad was his prophet.
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Mansa Musa
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leader of mali. converted to islam. pilgrammaged to mecca. He had alot of gold, he put to much into the market which made it less valuable.
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Timbuktu
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A city of central Mali. became a major area for trade.
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Patrilineal
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a family organization in which kinship ties are traced through the father
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Matrilineal
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a family organization in which kinship ties are traced through the mother
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Lineage
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group claiming a common ancestor
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Griots
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professional stroytellers in early west africa
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Predestination
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idea that God long ago determined who will gain salvation
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Theocracy
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government run by church leaders
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Charles V
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King of Spain. Holy Roman Emperor
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Protestant
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a person who follows the protestant religion. (influenced by reformation)
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John Calvin
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originally born in france. founder of calvinism. moved to switzerland because france didnt accept his views
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Edward VI
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King of England and Ireland (1547-1553). The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, he died of tuberculosis.
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Mary Tudor
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Daughter of Henry 8 and Catherine of Aragon. only surviving child.
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Parliament
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national representative body having supreme legislative powers within the state.
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Act of Supremacy 1534
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it was passed by Henry8. it stated that he was the rightful and sole ruler of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Nationalism
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feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country.
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Viceroy
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representative who ruled one of spain's provinces in the Americas in the Kings Name.
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Plantation
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big estate run by an owner or overseer and worked by laborers who live there.
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Encomienda
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right the spanish gov. granted to its American colonists to demand labor or tribute from Native Americans
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Peon
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worker forced to labor for a landlord in order to pay off a debt.
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Peninsular
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member of the highest class in Spain's colonies in the Americas.
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Tainos
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A member of the people of the Greater Antilles and the Bahamas who became extinct under Spanish colonization during the 16th century.
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Hernan Cortes
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Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico
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Malinche
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the female guide and translator who accompanied Cortes.
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Montezuma
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Last Aztec emperor in Mexico (1502-1520). He was overthrown by Hernando Cortés.
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Aztecs
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A member of a people of central Mexico whose civilization was conquered by Hernan Cortez
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Bartolome de las Casas
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Spanish missionary and historian who sought to abolish the oppression and enslavement of the native peoples in the Americas.
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Creole
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person in spains colonies in the americans who was an anerican born descendant of spanish settlers
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Mestizo
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a person in spains colonies who was of native american and european descent
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Mulatto
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person in spains colonies in the americas who was of african and european descent.
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Inflation
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economic cycle that involved a rise in prices linked to sharp increase in the amount of money available
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