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Battle of Acoma
Columbus also terrorized the natives in the plantation system, brutally punishing them when they didn't meet their quota (cruelty is also seen in ________ (1599): Spanish abused the Pueblo natives and cut a foot off survivors.
Black Legend
________: false idea that Columbus had a negative impact on the natives.
Ethnocentrism
________: idea that one religion (Christianity) was superior to all others.
Vasco de Gama
________: went to India and returned with jewels and exotic spices.
Christian crusaders
________ faced conflicts in foreign lands → craved new goods and fueled efforts for European expansion.
Peru
Incas in ________, Mayans in Central America and Aztecs in Mexico relied on the cultivation of maize to sustain a large population, because it was quickly produced using three sister farming: beans, squash, and maize were grown on the same cornstalk to save field space and maximize profits.this spread to America and transformed nomadic., hunter- gatherer tribes into sedentary ones.
Columbus
________ gave the natives cattle, which transformed native life.
Bartolomeu Dias
________: rounded Southernmost tip of Africa.
New World
Pros: food from the ________ revolutionized the European diet and fueled population growth.
Columbian Exchange
________: transatlantic exchange of goods and ideas between the Old and New World.
Nomadic EuroAsian hunters
________ crossed the Bering Isthmus (land bridge) for 25, 000 years, which led to the creation of many diverse tribes, cultures and religions.
discovery of gold
The ________ in the Americas led to the enslavement of natives in the encomienda system.
Incas in Peru, Mayans in Central America and Aztecs in Mexico relied on the cultivation of maize to sustain a large population, because it was quickly produced using three sister farming
beans, squash, and maize were grown on the same cornstalk to save field space and maximize profits.this spread to America and transformed nomadic., hunter-gatherer tribes into sedentary ones
Bartolomeu Dias
rounded Southernmost tip of Africa
Vasco de Gama
went to India and returned with jewels and exotic spices
Debate over Columbus' treatment of natives
Bartolome de Las Casas calls it 'unholy'
Ethnocentrism
idea that one religion (Christianity) was superior to all others
Columbian Exchange
transatlantic exchange of goods and ideas between the Old and New World
Pros
food from the New World revolutionized the European diet and fueled population growth
Cons
many of the animals from the Old World had diseases like smallpox that the Natives weren't immune to, which led to a steep decline in the Native population
Columbus also terrorized the natives in the plantation system, brutally punishing them when they didn't meet their quota (cruelty is also seen in Battle of Acoma (1599)
Spanish abused the Pueblo natives and cut a foot off survivors
Black Legend
false idea that Columbus had a negative impact on the natives
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