World History Semester 1 - Final Study Guide pt.2

Caravel

\- seagoing vessel with triangular sails and a slender bow.

Reconquista

\- retaking control of Spain from the Moors.

Griot

\- a person who plays music and tells the legends, myths, and history of a people.

Encomienda

\- Spanish forced labor system in the Americas.

Indigenous

\- native to a specific region or place.

Nationalism

\- a feeling of pride in one's country.

Patrilineal

\- tracing descent through the father's ancestors.

Predestination

\- doctrine where God chose in advance those who are eligible for salvation.

Patrons

\- people who gave financial support to artists.

Penance

\- acts that show that one is truly sorry for the sins one has committed.

South America

Andes- a mountain range that stretches all the way down ________ on the western side of the continents.

Beringia

\- an ancient land bridge between Siberia and Alaska.

Chinampas

\- fields built up above the surface of a lake used by the Aztecs for farming.

Codex

\- an ancient American kind of paper book.

Quipu

\- a cord with knotted strings used by the Inca to keep records of apprentices.

Astrolabe

\- navigational device used to determine a position.

Glyphs

\- characters representing the Mayan language.

Reformation

\- Protestant movement that split the Roman Catholic Church.

Mesoamerica

\- a region of Central America that is defined by the cultural similarities of its indigenous populations.

Heretic

\- someone who departs from church doctrine.

Renaissance

\- time of transition in Europe between the medieval and modern era.

Matrilineal

\- tracing descent through the mother's ancestors.

Simony

\- sale of Church offices.

Conquistadors

\- leaders in the Spanish conquest of America.

Oral tradition

\- stories, especially history, passed on through word of mouth.

City

\- state- a(n) ________ that is also an independent state with its own system of governance.

Humanism

\- system of thought that gives the most importance to human matters.

Saharan Africa

Sub- ________- the regions of western, central, eastern, and southern Africa that lie to the south of the Sahara Desert.

Oral tradition

stories, especially history, passed on through word of mouth

City-state

a city that is also an independent state with its own system of governance

Indigenous

native to a specific region or place

Matrilineal

tracing descent through the mother's ancestors

Patrilineal

tracing descent through the father's ancestors

pre-Columbian

the time in the history of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus

Quipu

a cord with knotted strings used by the Inca to keep records of apprentices

Chinampas

fields built up above the surface of a lake used by the Aztecs for farming

Codex

an ancient American kind of paper book

Glyphs

characters representing the Mayan language

Griot

a person who plays music and tells the legends, myths, and history of a people

Nazca lines

line drawings created out of stone that are so massive they can only be seen from the air

Mesoamerica

a region of Central America that is defined by the cultural similarities of its indigenous populations

Beringia

an ancient land bridge between Siberia and Alaska

Andes

a mountain range that stretches all the way down South America on the western side of the continents

Penance

acts that show that one is truly sorry for the sins one has committed

Predestination

doctrine where God chose in advance those who are eligible for salvation

Humanism

system of thought that gives the most importance to human matters

Conquistadors

leaders in the Spanish conquest of America

Reformation

Protestant movement that split the Roman Catholic Church

Caravel

seagoing vessel with triangular sails and a slender bow

Patrons

people who gave financial support to artists

Renaissance

time of transition in Europe between the medieval and modern era

Reconquista

retaking control of Spain from the Moors

Nationalism

a feeling of pride in one's country

Encomienda

Spanish forced labor system in the Americas

Simony

sale of Church offices

Astrolabe

navigational device used to determine a position

Heretic

someone who departs from church doctrine

sub-Saharan Africa

the regions of western, central, eastern, and southern Africa that lie to the south of the Sahara Desert