Module 1 Vocabulary APUSH

A set of vocabulary flashcards covering terms, definitions, and major concepts from the Module 1 transcript.

Horticulture

Agriculture where people work small plots of lands with simple tools.

Manioc

Another term for cassava root, a starchy vegetable native to South America.

Tenochtitlan

Capital city of the Aztec Empire.

Chinampas

Agriculture where people construct plots of land on shallow lake beds.

Atlatl

A weighted spear-throwing device that increases power and distance.

Egalitarian

Characterized by the belief in equality of all people

Sedentary

Opposite of shifting or nomadic.

Matrilineal

Based on kinship with the mother or female line, like the Iroquois

Renaissance

Period characterized by revival in arts, literature, and philosophy.

Missionary

One sent to promote their faith and convert those they meet in a new location.

Caravel

A small, swift sailing ship invented by the Portuguese.

Astrolabe

A tool invented for navigation and/or astrological problems.

The Spanish Inquisition

An institution designed to eliminate non-Catholic practices within Spain.

Staple crop

A primary food source that is produced and consumed in large quantities.

Encomenderos

sestom of getiging native amricans to work for the promes of land

Encomienda system

A grant by the Spanish Crown to demand tribute and forced labor from indigenous populations in an area.

Feudalism

Social economic system organized by a hierarchy of hereditary classes.

Spanish Inquisition

An institution designed to eliminate non-Catholic practices within Spain.

capitalism

Economic system based on private ownership of property and open exchange

Lucrative

Characterized by producing a great deal of profit.

The Great Dying

Period characterized by the widespread depopulation of indigenous peoples.

Requerimiento

Declaration by Spanish monarchy that justified conquest of the New World.

Aristocratic

Members of the highest class of society, such as nobles.

Heathen

Uncultured, uncivilized, or in this case, doesn’t adhere to a major world religion.

Encomendero

One who collected tribute and labor from indigenous populations in an area.