Native Americans
Asian migrants crossed into America by this
Beringia
the agricultural product transformed the region
corn or maize
people who following a food supply and do not settle permanently
nomads
Defines the structure of European society
hierarchical
Better maps, ships, and sailing technology made this expedition possible
Columbus' 1492 Expedition
killed as many as 90% of some native people
disease
Maya
processes of digging ditches or trenches to move water for farming
irrigation
Era in which the power of the Roman Catholic Church was challenged leading to the creation of other denominations
Reformation
They grew healthier, experiencing a growth in population and life expectancy
Europeans
The development of this made permanent settlement possible for indigenous people and allowed their populations to grow larger
farming
Most warring Mesoamerican civilization
Aztec
Common religious practice for Mesoamerica civilizations that appalled European Christians and added to the European belief that natives were brute savages
human sacrificing
________ in West Africa came to power by controlling trade routes
kings
The introduction of _____ and ______ into the Old World brought an increase of staple food crops
corn and potatoes
Europeans and natives differed greatly in their views about this; Europeans desiring to purchase it while natives failed to understand this as a concept
land
Tribe in SW that were farmers, used adobe, and irrigated
Pueblo
2 of 3 most desired goods from Africa
gold, slat, ivory
________ was brought into WA by Arabs traders
Islam
This group was the most negatively impacted
Native Americans
organization of society in which people hold resources in common and are far less ranked
communal
NE confederacy that built longhouses, men hunted and women farmed, and had some female chieftains
Iroquois
Process of permanent settlement in which people farm and some people tame animals for specific use
domestication
the practice of ________ in Africa was not permanent or inherited making it much different that what will develop in America
slavery
The native people received ________ in the exchange which increased the mobility and sometimes volatility in warfare for particularly plains tribes
horses