World History Semester 1 - Final Study Guide pt.2
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Caravel
\- seagoing vessel with triangular sails and a slender bow.
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Reconquista
\- retaking control of Spain from the Moors.
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Griot
\- a person who plays music and tells the legends, myths, and history of a people.
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Encomienda
\- Spanish forced labor system in the Americas.
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Indigenous
\- native to a specific region or place.
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Nationalism
\- a feeling of pride in one's country.
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Patrilineal
\- tracing descent through the father's ancestors.
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Predestination
\- doctrine where God chose in advance those who are eligible for salvation.
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Patrons
\- people who gave financial support to artists.
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Penance
\- acts that show that one is truly sorry for the sins one has committed.
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South America
Andes- a mountain range that stretches all the way down ________ on the western side of the continents.
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Beringia
\- an ancient land bridge between Siberia and Alaska.
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Chinampas
\- fields built up above the surface of a lake used by the Aztecs for farming.
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Codex
\- an ancient American kind of paper book.
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Quipu
\- a cord with knotted strings used by the Inca to keep records of apprentices.
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Astrolabe
\- navigational device used to determine a position.
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Glyphs
\- characters representing the Mayan language.
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Reformation
\- Protestant movement that split the Roman Catholic Church.
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Mesoamerica
\- a region of Central America that is defined by the cultural similarities of its indigenous populations.
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Heretic
\- someone who departs from church doctrine.
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Renaissance
\- time of transition in Europe between the medieval and modern era.
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Matrilineal
\- tracing descent through the mother's ancestors.
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Simony
\- sale of Church offices.
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Conquistadors
\- leaders in the Spanish conquest of America.
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Oral tradition
\- stories, especially history, passed on through word of mouth.
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City
\- state- a(n) ________ that is also an independent state with its own system of governance.
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Humanism
\- system of thought that gives the most importance to human matters.
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Saharan Africa
Sub- ________- the regions of western, central, eastern, and southern Africa that lie to the south of the Sahara Desert.
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Oral tradition
stories, especially history, passed on through word of mouth
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City-state
a city that is also an independent state with its own system of governance
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Indigenous
native to a specific region or place
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Matrilineal
tracing descent through the mother's ancestors
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Patrilineal
tracing descent through the father's ancestors
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pre-Columbian
the time in the history of the Americas before the arrival of Columbus
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Quipu
a cord with knotted strings used by the Inca to keep records of apprentices
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Chinampas
fields built up above the surface of a lake used by the Aztecs for farming
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Codex
an ancient American kind of paper book
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Glyphs
characters representing the Mayan language
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Griot
a person who plays music and tells the legends, myths, and history of a people
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Nazca lines
line drawings created out of stone that are so massive they can only be seen from the air
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Mesoamerica
a region of Central America that is defined by the cultural similarities of its indigenous populations
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Beringia
an ancient land bridge between Siberia and Alaska
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Andes
a mountain range that stretches all the way down South America on the western side of the continents
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Penance
acts that show that one is truly sorry for the sins one has committed
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Predestination
doctrine where God chose in advance those who are eligible for salvation
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Humanism
system of thought that gives the most importance to human matters
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Conquistadors
leaders in the Spanish conquest of America
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Reformation
Protestant movement that split the Roman Catholic Church
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Caravel
seagoing vessel with triangular sails and a slender bow
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Patrons
people who gave financial support to artists
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Renaissance
time of transition in Europe between the medieval and modern era
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Reconquista
retaking control of Spain from the Moors
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Nationalism
a feeling of pride in one's country
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Encomienda
Spanish forced labor system in the Americas
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Simony
sale of Church offices
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Astrolabe
navigational device used to determine a position
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Heretic
someone who departs from church doctrine
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sub-Saharan Africa
the regions of western, central, eastern, and southern Africa that lie to the south of the Sahara Desert