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Chapter 1 AP US HISTORY
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08/22/2010

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Bering Strait
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thin, narrow body of water the separates Asia from North America
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Native-American
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the politically correct term for Indian
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1. Mayans, 2. Aztecs, 3. Incas
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The three most advanced Indian civilizations when Columbus arrived
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Mayans
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Lived in Central America, on the Yucatan Penninsula and died out from diseases
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Aztecs
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Lived in Mexico, and were conquered by Cortez
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Incas
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Lived in Peru, South American and were conquered by Pizarro
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Iroquois Confederacy
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was the most democratic of all of the North American Indian tribes
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5 or 6 Nations
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Another name the Iroquois were known by
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Maize
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Native-American term for corn
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Three-sister farming
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Technique that the Native Americans used to grow certains crops simultaneously
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Vikings
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Northmen or Norsmen were the...
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Eric the Red ("Eric the Bald")
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discovered Greenland in the 900's
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Leif Ericson ("Leif the Lucky")
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left Greenland in 1000 and first discovered America.
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Vinland
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the name Leif Ericson gave to the land he discovered. Today is it known as Newfoundland
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Cartography
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the correct term for mapmaking
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Cartographer
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the correct term for a person who makes maps
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1. The Crusades, 2. Marco Polo, 3. Renaissance
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Three things that indirectly helped the discovering of the New World
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The Crusades
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series of Religious Wars in which Europeans tried to take the Holy Land from the Muslims.
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Marco Polo
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(Prince of Liars) went to China and stayed for 20 years, told of coal, silk, and fireworks
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Renaissance
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literally means a "rebirth of learning".
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1400s
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The peak of the Renaissance
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Portugal
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First country to encourage trading and exploration
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Prince Henry "The Navigator"
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Was the first leader to encourage trade and exploration (Leaders are important!)
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Bartholomeu Dias
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was the first sailor from Portugal to attempt to go around Africa in order to find a new sea route to the Indies. Was forced to turn around because his crew threatened mutiny
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Vasco Da Gama
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sent after Dias, first explorer from Portugal to successfully find a sea route to the Indies. Went around the Southern tip of Africa
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Treaty of Tordesillas
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Authorized the pope to divide the New World between Spain and Portugal with the "Line of Demarcation"
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1494
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The date the Treaty of Tordesillas was enacted
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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The royalty that sponsored Columbus' explorations
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Christopher Columbus
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First explorer for spain who landed in San Salvador in 1492
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Columbian Exchange
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Name for the sharing of food, animals, and other products between the Old and New Worlds
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Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
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The three ships Columbus used during his exploration
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