Native American Society
A Pacific Coast tribe, the Tlingit, relied heavily on this fish for survival.
What is the salmon?
The introduction of this animal from Europe had a great impact on the mobility of the Plains Native Americans.
What are horses?
This explorer's plundering and conquests almost single-handedly led to the destruction of the Aztec empire.
Who is Hernan Cortez?
The Atlantic Slave Trade is also known by this geometrical name.
What is Triangular Trade?
Plains Native Americans like the Sioux did not settle in one place, and instead traveled and hunted this animal.
What are buffalo?
This disease was brought from Europe to the New World where it killed up to 90% of some Native American tribes.
What are small pox?
This crop in the Caribbean relied heavily on imported African slave labor.
What is sugarcane?
This small, fast, Spanish ships were used during exploration of the New World between the 15th and 17th century.
What are caravels?
The 3 sisters planting technique utilized farming these 3 crops at the same time.
What are corn, bean, and squash?
This navigational tool was used as a star chart and could calculate latitude for explorers of the 16th century.
What is an astrolabe?
The social structure of Spanish colonial society was named this, relying heavily on Native American labor.
What is the encomienda system?
Who were the Franciscan Friars?
This tribe of the Great Basin survived survived on plants, small animals, and fish instead of big game.
Who are the Shoshone?
This Bolivian silver mine helped Europe move from a feudal state to a money based capitalist economy.
What is the Potosi Mine?
This man participated in the Valladolid Debate of 1550. He argued that harsh treatment and enslavement of native people was justified, citing human sacrifices and savage behavior as reasons.
This agreement in 1494 split the New World in two, half for Spain and half for Portugal.
What is the Treaty of Tordesillas?
The earliest Native Americans most likely traveled from Asia over this now submerged land bridge.
What is Beringia?
This native group was the first to experience contact with Europeans, being taken prisoner by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
Who are the Taino?
This group of people sat atop the Spanish caste system of the colonies, being born in Europe and then traveling to the New World.
Who were the peninsulares?
The lowest class of the Spanish colonial caste system were known by this term, mixing European and African heritage.
What is mulatto?