Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Social Studies 10/28
Latin American and Medieval Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Agriculture | The practice of growing crops and raising animals for food |
| Aztec | Ancient American civilization centered around present-day Mexico City, known for taking human sacrifice to an extreme. Conquered by the Spanish in 1521. |
| Circumnavigate | To travel completely around the Earth |
| Civilization | An organized society in which people work together for the greater good. |
| Columbian Exchange | The exchange of flora, fauna, ideas, disease, etc. between the New and Old worlds after the arrival of Columbus in America. |
| Conquistador | A Spanish conqueror |
| Cusco (Cuzco) | The Inca capital city. Located in present-day Peru. |
| Debt Peonage | Workers could not leave an Encomienda if a debt was owed to the Encomendero. This system made the natives little more than slaves. |
| Domesticate | To tame animals or cultivate plants for human use, such as farming, providing foods, or being pets. |
| Encomienda | Large land grants were provided by the Spanish king. All natives living on an Encomienda were required to work for the Encomendero. |
| Encomendero | The Spanish owner of an Encomienda. |
| Glyphs (Hieroglyphs) | A pictorial form of writing. |
| Hunter Gatherer | A person or group that lives by hunting animals and gathering wild plants for food, rather than farming. |
| Inca | Ancient American civilization located in the South American Andes from Ecuador to Chile, known for precision masonry skills. Conquered by the Spanish in the 1530s |
| Job Specialization | When people in a society focus on different kinds of work like farming, making tools, or building, instead of each individual doing all tasks themselves. |
| Maya | Ancient American civilization in present-day Mexico’s Yucatan peninsula, northern Central America. Was known for developing writing and for its accurate calendar and astronomical observations. It declined before the arrival of the Spanish in America. |
| Polytheism | Belief in many gods. |
| Prehistoric | The time before written records were made. |
| Tenochtitlan | The Aztec capital city. Mexico City was built on its ruins. |
| Social Class | A person’s place or standing in society. |
| Social Pyramid | Because there were so few people at the top and so many people at the bottom of the Spanish colonial social class system, its structure is depicted by a pyramid. |
| Mestizo | A person of part Spanish and part native heritage in Spanish colonial America. |
| Mulatto | A person of part Spanish and African heritage in Spanish colonial America. |
| Criollo | A person of pure Spanish heritage but born in America. |
| Peninsular | A person born in Spain and sent to America (top of the social pyramid). |
| Black Death | A disease that struck Europe during the Middle Ages. AS much as half the population was killed. |
| City-States | An independent country the size of a city. |
| Clergy | The people who officiate a religion (priests, for example) |
| Crusades | A series of wars in the Middle Ages in which the Catholic Church attempted to retake control of the Holy Land (the area around Israel where Christ lived) |
| Feudal System | The economic system during the Middle Ages in which land is owned by the king but worked by vassals |
| Fief | An estate of land held in service to a Feudal lord. |
| Humanism | A system of thought where people are of prime importance rather than a deity (God). |
| Kingdom | A territory ruled by a monarch. |
| Knight | A soldier (mounted on horseback) who served a Feudal lord. |
| Lord | A man of high social rank in the Middle Ages who gave fiefs to vassals. |
| Manor | The residence of a Feudal lord. |
| Noble | A person of importance in a Feudal society. Their title is hereditary. |
| Peasant | A poor farmer. |
| Perspective | A point of view. |
| Renaissance | The revival of art and literature that signified the end of Medieval and the start of modern times. |
| Secular | Ideas, beliefs, and activities that have no religious basis. |
| Serf | A farm laborer who is required to work the land of their lord. |
| Tax | A required contribution to the government. |
| Vassal | A person under the protection of a Feudal lord. In return the Vassal promises loyalty and support. |
Created by:
redtulip13
Popular Social Studies sets