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Flashcards by Adalia Villa, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Adalia Villa
over 4 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Beringia | An ancient land bridge linking Asia and North America |
| Black Death | Two strains of Bubonic Plague that killed half of the 14th century W Europe |
| Chattel Slavery | system of people being personal property bought and sold |
| Chinampas | Floating Aztec gardens |
| Crusades | Christian Europeans recovering the Holy Land in 11th, 12th, 13th Centuries |
| Feudal Society | Serfs, knights provide labor to gain protection and use of land from noble lords |
| Inquisition | Catholic Church rooting out imposter Christians ( practicing Jews and Muslims ) |
| Koran | Islam's (Bible) holy book by one author Muhammad in 7th Century |
| Matriarchy | Woman have political power |
| Mita | Incan labor tax where families donate labor to the community |
| Polygyny | More than one wife |
| Quipu | Incan device for record-keeping with colored threads and knots |
| Reconquista | Spain's 800-year holy war with Islam |
| Serf | peasant tied to land and lord |
| Three Old Worlds | Native American, African, and European |
| Pre - Columbian | before Europeans |
| Paleo-Indians | Old stone age of hunters and gatherers |
| Pre-Columbian Societies | Mayan, Aztec, Anasazi, Mississippian |
| Teotihuacan | Mayan urban center, pyramid |
| Mayan 150-900AD | Writing, Math, Calander, city-states |
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