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12 Cards in this Set
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New World |
North America,South America, Mesoamerica,and the Caribbean |
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Northwest passage |
*short cut sea route explores searched for *A way to sail across North America *Does not exist |
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Pandemic |
Widespread disease that effects a very high number of people |
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Polytheism |
Belief in many gods |
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Slavery |
*system where people are bought,sold and treated as property *Forced to work without pay |
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Turning Point |
Moment when a significant change occurs |
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Cultural Diversity |
Groups with different customs,beliefs and ways of living together |
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Cultural Exchange |
Groups who share and adopt aspects of other groups ex.food |
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Culture |
Way of life shared by members of a group ex. language,arts,food,clothing,beliefs |
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Demographics |
Data about population characteristics ex. Age,income |
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Indigenous population |
*People living in an area before explorers arrived *Natives |
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Middle passage |
*secon part of triangular trade route *slaves voyage from Africa to America |
