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History 271 Midterm
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Undergraduate 2
10/23/2013

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Olmecs
Definition
Ancient mesoamerican civilization. Giant head sculptures
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Teotihuancan
Definition
Ancient City in Mexico. 150,000 people at height. Highly advanced society.
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Quetzalcoatl
Definition
Deity of Teotihuacán
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Tlaloc
Definition
Main god of Teotihuacán
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Classic Maya
Definition
Overarching term for inhabitants of central mexico, lots of diversity
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Autosacrifice
Definition
Mayan practice of self injury in order to please the gods
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Collapse of Maya
Definition
Society weakens, then ovverun by Chichimeca
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Aztecs/Mexica
Definition
Civilization in Central America (Mexico) very late in ancient history. (11,000)
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Huitzilopochtli
Definition
Aztec god that guided them on their pilgrimage
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Chinampas
Definition
manmade agricultural islands, used to adapt to the swampy marshland around Tenochitlan.
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Altepetl
Definition
Nahuatl Cities
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Triple Alliance
Definition
Mexico, Texcoco, and Tlacopan.
3 powerful citystates
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Xochimilco, Tlatelolco, Tlaxcala
Definition
other altepetl, not very fond of the Mexica.
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Calpulli
Definition
Neighborhoods in Aztec society
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Tlatoani
Definition
Ruler of Altepetl
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Pipilin
Definition
Aztec nobles
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Macehualtin
Definition
Aztec commoners (serfs)
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Arawak/Taino
Definition
Tribes in the Caribbean
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Tupi
Definition
Tribes in Central + south America.
semi sedentary, language still exits
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Inca
Definition
Empire in South America, not really socialist
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Sapa Inca
Definition
ruler of the Incas
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Pachacuti Inca/Topa Inca
Definition
famous emperor (and son) that used diplomacy and alliances to form empire (1527)
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Tawantinsuyo
Definition
Relm of Inca influence - Their universe, split into four quadrants each with own ruler
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Capac Apu
Definition
Ruler of a Inca quadrant
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Ayllu
Definition
quadrants split into villages
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Curaca
Definition
Heads of Ayllus
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Gender Parallelism
Definition
Genders have separate but equal spheres
Women=house Men=everything else
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Yanacona
Definition
youths servants sent to the Inca as tribute
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Mita
Definition
system that encorporates communal labor into the empire
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Orejones
Definition
Inca Nobles
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Viracocha
Definition
Creator god, Inca is descended from
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Pachamama
Definition
Mother Earth
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Inti
Definition
Sun god
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Coricancha
Definition
Inti's temple
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Coya
Definition
Incan Empress, Mama Huaco (famous)
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Acllu
Definition
virgin concubines sent to Inca
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Atahuallpa
Definition
Inca at the time of Spanish arrival
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Visigoths
Definition
Overrun Rome, take over Hispana
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711
Definition
Moors arrive in Hispana
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Ummayad
Definition
more moors, have an empire
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Convivencia
Definition
Moors were relatively tolerant, didn't insist on conversion
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Reconquista
Definition
Fernando e Isabel want to take back Spain from the Moors
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Antonio de Nebrija
Definition
Creates first grammatical "Spanish" dictionary
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Santiago de Compostela
Definition
Patron Saint of the reconquest, has a pilgramage site in NW Spain
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Santiago Matamoros
Definition
St. James "Moor Slayer"
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Mudejars
Definition
Non-converted muslims who were permitted to stay in spain
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Conversos
Definition
Jewish converts in New Spain
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Moriscas
Definition
Islamic converts; Spain eventually outlaws culture and persecutes -> leads to flight of Muslims and Jews in 1500
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indios moros
Definition
name for natives in the new world
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La Navidad
Definition
First settlement in New World
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Francisco Roldan
Definition
Leads rebellion against Colombus
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Fransico Bobadilla
Definition
investigates and arrests Colombus, becomes governor of Indies
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Caribs
Definition
Another tribe in the Caribbean, believed to be Canibals
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• Malinche/Malinalli
o Doña Marina “malinchista” “la chingada” Malintzin
Definition
a Nahua woman from the Mexican Gulf Coast, who played a role in the Spanish conquest of Mexico, acting as an interpreter, advisor, lover, and intermediary for Hernán Cortés.
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Gerónimo de Aguilar
Definition
Fransican Friar who assisted Cortes
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Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz
Definition
Cortes's city near panama
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Florentine Codex
Definition
"Native's Account" of the arrival of the Spanish with the help of Bernardino de Sahagun
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Toxcatl Massacre
Definition
Spaniards who were tolerated as guests in Tenochtitlan attacked and massacred the unprepared Aztecs during the celebration of Toxcatl
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La Noche Triste
Definition
Spanish conquistadors and native allies fought their way out of the Mexican capital at Tenochtitlan following the death of the Aztec king Moctezuma II, whom the Spaniards had been holding as a hostage.
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Cuauhtemoc
Definition
Sucessor of Moctezuma (1520)
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Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca
Definition
a hereditary marquisal title in the Spanish nobility and a former seignorial estate in New Spain. It was granted to Hernán Cortés, conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire
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Pedrarieas D'avila
Definition
Governor of Panama, wants to find "Biru" a land of gold. Sends Pizarro to lead mission
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Vasco Núñez de Balboa
Definition
wanted to connect with indigenous in Tierra Firma (south america)
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Diego de Almagro
Definition
co-explorer with Pizarro
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Empresa del Levante
Definition
Enterprise that funds Peru mission
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Huayna Capac
Atahuallpa/Huascar
Definition
Civil War between sons of the Inca
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Cajamarca
Definition
pueblo where Atahuallpa was captured by Pizarro
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Ines Yupanqui
Definition
Wife of Pizarro, Incan Princess
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Manco Inca
Definition
other brother of Atahuallpa and Huascar
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Vilcabamba
Definition
New Inca fortress, last holdout of the empire
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New Laws (1542)
Definition
Try to limit power of Encomenderos
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Gonzalo Pizarro
Definition
Leads revolt against Viceroy of Peru, takes control, executes people
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Tupac Amaru
Definition
Last Inca
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Amerigo Vespucci, Martin Waldseemuller, Gerardus Mercator
Definition
Mapmakers
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Hans Staden (1557)
Definition
Captured by Caribs and then escapes. Writes about his experiences with the "cannibals"
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Theodor de Bry
Definition
Created woodcuts and images of Spanish arrivals
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Francisco López de Gómara
Definition
wrote biography of Cortes
-Historia General de las Indias (1552)
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Gonzalo Oviedo
Definition
writes Historia General y Natural de las Indias (1535). Acknowledges spanish greed but indigenous still worthless cannibals
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Noble Savage
Definition
not technologically advanced but socially advanced
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La Araucana
Definition
Epic poem about a tribe of natives who were supercivilized like Greeks. Created by Alonso de Ercilla
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Girolamo Benzoni
Definition
another author, against spanish but indians are not human or moral.
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Thomas More
Definition
"Utopia" - great pagan society
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Michele de Montaigne
Definition
"On Cannibals" - problems were created by Spaniards
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Law of Burgos (1512)
Definition
The first codified set of laws governing the behavior of Spaniards in the Americas, also supported indigenous conversion
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Bartolomé de las Casas
Definition
Spanish Historian, wrote about the destruction of the Indies, Indian rights activists
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Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
Definition
Opposing view of Las Casas. Believes Indians are barbarous.
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Lienzo of Tlaxcala
Definition
an illustrated codex written by and under the supervision of Diego Muñoz Camargo in the years leading up to 1585, highlights the religious, cultural, and military history of the Tlaxcaltec people.
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Garcilaso de la Vega
Definition
"El Inca" a mestico who wrote Comentarios reales, from both native and spanish perspecitves
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Consejo de Indias
Definition
New World, divides into two viceroyalties
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Audiencias
Definition
smaller sections of Viceroyalties
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Captaincies-general
Definition
administrative body of audiencia
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Corregidores
Definition
Mesengers
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Cabildo
Definition
Town Council
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Potosi
Definition
famous silver mine
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Mendicant orders
Definition
organization of friars
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Motolinia
Definition
A friar who "converted" 1500 indians in 1 day
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Cuzco Cathedral
Definition
A catholic cathedral built on top of an Incan temple.
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Tonantzin
Definition
Earth Goddess, (Indians compare to Virgin Mary) = Virgin of Guadalupe
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Pueblo Revolt
Definition
Apaches and Comanches drive out Spanish jesuits for a few decades.
Term
Moriscas
Definition
light skinned african slaves used as concubines
Term
Juan Garrido
Definition
Black conquistador, earned status despite being a former slave
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Urban Africans
Definition
held many jobs as artists, native overseerers, and artisans. Useful in recreating Iberian society
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quilombo/palenque
Definition
renagade communities of escaped slaves
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Palmares
Definition
The most famous palenque
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Capoeira
Definition
Fighting dance, used to rebel and train
Term
Male rebellion in Brazil
Definition
almost sucessful rebellion, communicated through arabic
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Santeria
Definition
spirit possesion
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Candomble
Definition
Afro brazilian religion
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TReaty of Tordesillas (1494)
Definition
line of possession in South America between Portuguese and Spanish
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Pedro Alvares Cabral
Definition
accidently discovers Brazil
Term
capitanias donatárias
Definition
splits Brazil into regions
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Pau Brasil
Definition
export crop, not very sucessful
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Mesticos, Bandeirantes
Definition
mixed race population that travel around countryside
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Senzala
Definition
slave quarters
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engenho
Definition
Sugar mill
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lavradores
Definition
white farmers that aren't rich
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Vaquieros/gauchos
Definition
ranchers
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Yoruba
Definition
mix of European gods and traditional african religion
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acaraje
Definition
Fritters, example of african culinary influence
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fazenda
Definition
coffee plantations
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Degredados
Definition
exiles or convicts that were exported as colonists to Brazil
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