The first American Indians arrived from this continent 25,000 years ago.
Asia.
Europeans desired these from China/India.
Spices and manufactured goods (porcelain, silk, etc.)
The Columbian Exchange is the title often given to the transfer of this.
Diseases, plants, people, ideas, animals, and resources between the Atlantic continents.
Columbus created this system in order for Europeans to receive land and all labor from the unpaid Americans on the land.
Encomienda.
The most used phrase to describe the American Indian tribes prior to European presence is this.
"Diverse and complex".
Astrolabe and caravel.
After Spain and Portugal, these three European countries also sent explorative voyages to claim land in the Americas.
England, France, and the Netherlands.
Cortes and Pizarro captured American empires with guns and germs and gave Spanish access to these in the surrounding habitats.
Gold and silver.
Many American Indian tribes used this form of agriculture to sustain themselves.
Horticulture.
He was the first man to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.
Bartolomeau Dias
This event was aided as much by germs as by guns when the Europeans met the American Indian tribes.
"The Great Dying"
The Spanish caste system included all of these groups of people.
Spanish-born, American-born, American Indians, African slaves.
Which group of Americans was known for using chinampas?
The Aztecs.
Spain soon were able to join Portugal in sending explorative voyages after this event was completed in their home country.
The Spanish Inquisition (marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella)
Some of the positive effects of the CE include Americans giving Europe nutrient-rich foods while the Europeans gave America these animals.
The efforts to convert natives to Catholicism was successful and mostly were led by these people.
Franciscan missionaries.
Women in the Iroquois tribe were given higher roles in society. Their tribe could be described as this.
Matrilineal.
Despite Americans "owning" the land first, the Spanish monarchy worked with the pope to establish this land-claiming document to take the land from the Americans.
The Requerimiento.
As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the demands for labor increased dramatically for this reason.
The movement to 'civilize' American Indians was mostly unsuccessful and led to this.
Lots of rebellions, growing resistance to Europeans in general.