Native American Societies
This crop became the main staple of many Native American tribes.
What is corn(maize)?
The fall of this city to Ottoman rule led to European traders seeking alternative routes to Asia
Constantinople
Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
Hernan Cortes
This crop from the Americas became a staple food in Ireland.
Potato
Spanish colonists often married Native Americans, creating this mixed-race group.
Mestizos
Native Americans generally viewed land ownership in this way.
Land is communal/shared use rather than private ownership?
This type of farming involved planting corn, beans and squash all together.
What is Three Sister Farming?
Innovations in maritime technology that helped spark the age of exploration (at least 2)
Magnetic Compass & Caravel
Explorer who claimed parts of the Northeast for the English
John Cabot
The ability to grow sugar cane in the Caribbean led to the formation of this economic system
plantation system
The Spanish system that forced Native Americans to labor in exchange for “protection” was called what?
Unlike many European societies, most Native American groups had this type of family lineage system, where inheritance was traced through the mother.
Matrilineal or matriarchal
This civilization in present-day Mexico built large cities like Tenochtitlán and practiced tribute systems.
Aztecs
Who were the 2 key players in early exploration
Spain and Portugal
Explorer who claimed he found the fountain of youth and established Spanish presence in Florida
Large livestock/horses
This Spanish priest criticized Spanish mistreatment of Native Americans.
Bartolome de las Casas
Most American-Indian groups followed this type of lineage which placed women at the top of the social-political pyramid as keepers of the villages and advisers to chiefs.
What is matralineal
Spain divided its new territories in the Americas with Portugal in this 1494 treaty.
Treaty of Tordesillas
Spanish Explorer who "discovered" the Pacific
Balboa
What factor of the Columbian Exchange led to a population surge in Europe?
The introduction of calorically dense foods such as corn and potatoes
The name of the debate that centered around the abuses of the Encomienda system.
Valladolid Debate
Eastern Woodland tribes, such as the Iroquois, formed this type of political alliance to promote peace and defense.
Iroquois Confederacy
This event contributed to the Catholic Church supporting colonization in hopes to strengthen the power of the Church by increasing the number of followers.
Protestant Reformation
Francisco Pizzaro
Spain was credited with the decimation of indigenous populations of the Americas in what would become known as...