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history chapter 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nomadic | having no fixed home, moving from place to place according to seasons and availability of food and water. |
| Olmec | a Native American people whose civilization flourished in what is now southern Mexico in the period 1200-400 B.C. |
| Maya | a Native American people whose civilization flourished in Guatemala and Yucatan Peninsula between about A.D. 250 and 900 |
| Aztec | a Native American people that settled in the valley of Mexico in the 1200's A.D. later developed a powerful empire. |
| Inca | a Native American people that around A.D. 1400 created an empire reaching nearly 2,500 miles along the west coast of South America. |
| Adena | a mound builder society that was centered in the Ohio River Valley and flourished from about 700 B.C. to A.D. 100 |
| Hopewell | a mound builder society that was centered in the Ohio River Valley and flourished from about 200 B.C. to A.D. 400 |
| Pueblo | a group of Native American peoples descendants of the Anasazi inhabiting the deserts of the south west. |
| Iroquois | a group of Native American peoples inhabiting the woodlands of the northeast. |
| kinship | the ties between members of a family |
| division of labor | the assignment of different tasks and responsibilities to different groups of individuals. |
| IslamThe transfer beginning | a religion founded in Arabia in A.D. 622 by the prophet Muhammad; It's believers are called Muslims |
| plantation | a large farm on which the labor of slaves or other workers is used to grow a single crop, such as sugar cane or cotton |
| lineage | a group of people descended from a common ancestor |
| Renaissance | a period of European history, lasting from about 1400 to 1600, during which renewed interest in classical culture led to far-reaching changes in art, learning and views of the world. |
| hierarchy | a social ordering by rank of class |
| nuclear family | a household |
| Crusades | a series of christian military expeditions to the Middle East between A.D. 1096 and 1270, intended to drive the Muslims from the Holy Land. |
| Reformation | a religious movement in 16th century Europe growing out of desire for reform in the Roman Catholic church and leading to the establishment of various Protestant churches. |
| Christopher Columbus p. 26 | 1. He was a sailor 2. He found America |
| colonization | the establishment of outlying settlements by a parent country |
| Columbian Exchange | The transfer beginning with Columbus's first voyage of plants, animals, and diseased between the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere |
| Treaty of Tordesillas | the 1494 Treaty in which Spain and Portugal agreed to divide the lands of Western Hemisphere between them. |
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