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Unit I Flashcards

A concise review of important terms in early American history, including Clovis point, Columbian Exchange, Beringia, Creoles, Encomienda, Protestant Reformation, Reconquest, Tribute, Pueblos, and Conquistadors.

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Unit I Flashcards

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  1. Unit I Flashcards

  2. #1 Clovis point Review Distinctively shaped spearhead used by Paleo-Indians and named for the place in New Mexico where they were first excavated. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT

  3. #2 Columbian Exchange Review The transatlantic exchange of goods, people, and ideas that began when Columbus arrived in the Caribbean, ending the age-old separation of the hemispheres. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT

  4. #3 Beringia Review The land bridge between Siberia and Alaska that was exposed by the Wisconsin glaciation, allowing people to migrate into the Western Hemisphere. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT

  5. #4 Creoles Review Children born to Spanish parents in the New World who, with the peninsulares, made up the tiny portion of the population at the top of the colonial social hierarchy. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT

  6. #5 Encomienda Review A system for governing used during the Reconquest and in New Spain. It allowed the Spanish encomendero, or “owner” of a town, to collect tribute from the town in return for providing law and order and encouraging “his” Indians to convert to Christianity. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT

  7. #6 Protestant Reformation Review The reform movement that began in 1517 with Martin Luther’s critiques of the Roman Catholic Church, which precipitated an enduring schism that divided Protestants from Catholics. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT

  8. #7 Reconquest Review The centuries-long drive to expel Muslims from the Iberian Peninsula undertaken by the Christian kingdoms of Spain and Portugal. The military victories of the Reconquest helped the Portuguese gain greater access to sea routes. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT

  9. #8 Tribute Review The goods the Mexica collected from conquered peoples, from basic food products to candidates for human sacrifice. Tribute engendered resentment among the Mexica’s subjects, creating a vulnerability the Spaniards would later exploit. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT

  10. #9 Pueblos Review Multiunit dwellings, storage spaces, and ceremonial centers—often termedkivas—built by ancient Americans in the Southwest for centuries around AD 1000. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT

  11. #10 Conquistadors Review Term, literally meaning “conqueror,” that refers to the Spanish explorers and soldiers who conquered lands in the New World. MARK FOR REVIEW SHOW NEXT

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