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12 Cards in this Set
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New world
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North America,South America, Mesoamerica, and the Caribbean |
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Northwest passage |
*shortcut sea route explorers searched for *a way to sail across North America *Does not exist |
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Pandemic |
Widespread disease that affects 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 life living together |
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Cultural exchange |
Groups who share and adopt aspects of other groups (example: foods) |
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Culture |
Way of life shared by members of a group (Language ,arts, food,dress,beliefs) |
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Demographics |
Data about population characteristics (example: age, income) |
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Indigenous population |
*people living in an area before explorers arrived *natives |
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Middle passage |
*second part of triangular trade route *slaves voyage from Africa to America |
