Pre-contact Native Americans
How did the Northeast settlements get food?
They hunted and farmed.
What religious conflict served as a reason for European exploration?
The Protestant Reformation.
What are conquistadors?
Spanish explorers and conquerors.
How many dialects were there in Native Americans overall?
Over 400.
What did the sextant help with?
Navigation.
What was the Encomienda System?
Lands grants and native people given by the Monarchy.
Where did maize and potatoes come from?
The Mayans, Aztecs, and Incas.
What were the 3 G's?
What was the caste system?
The class system that was based on race used for colonization.
Why did communities in the Great Plains have to move often?
Because there were limited resources in the region.
What were joint-stock companies?
They helped raise money for exploration by pulling money from different people together.
What are mulattos and mestizos?
Mulattos are Spanish and African mixed people, and Mestizos are Spanish and Native American mixed people.
Which society was technologically advanced and lived in pueblos?
The Southwest.
Where was Columbus trying to sail to when he found the Americas?
The indies.
How did the Columbian Exchange effect Native Americans (both good and bad)?
They got new technology and horses. However, they got several diseases that they had never been in contact with before, leading to many deaths.