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Foner's Give Me Liberty! 5th Edition Ch 1
Key Terms and Definitions
Tenochtitlan - answer✔Capital of the Aztec empire in what is now Mexico, it was one of the
world's largest cities and housed 250,000 people.
Aztec - answer✔An indigenous group of Mexico, the Aztecs forged their empire through nonstop
war. Those they captured in battle were sacrificed to the Aztecs' two sun gods of war.
Great League of Peace - answer✔An alliance of five Iroquois tribes (Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga,
Seneca, and Onondaga) that brought a period of stability to the area in what is now New York
and Pennsylvania.
Caravel - answer✔A ship capable of long distance travel designed by the Portuguese.
Reconquista - answer✔The 1492 "reconquest" of Spain from the Moors and African Muslims
who had occupied the Iberian Peninsula for centuries.
Conquistadores - answer✔"Conquerors" from Spain, often accompanied by religious
missionaries, who quested for gold and a passage to the Pacific Ocean in the New World.
Colombian Exchange - answer✔The transatlantic flow of goods and people.
Creoles - answer✔People born in Spanish colonies who were of European descent.
Hacienda - answer✔Large-scale farms owned by Spanish landlords.
Mestizos - answer✔Persons of mixed origin which made up a large part of the urban population
of Spanish America by 1600.
Ninetey-Five Theses - answer✔Posted in 1517 by Martin Luther, a German priest, these theses
accused the Catholic church of worldliness and corruption.
Bartolome de Las Casas - answer✔A Dominican priest who wrote about the decimation of the
Indian population in his book, "A Very Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies".
Repartimiento System - answer✔Residents of Indian villages remained legally free and entitled
to wages, BUT they were required to perform a fixed amount of labor each year.
Black Legend - answer✔The image of Spain as a uniquely brutal and exploitative colonizer.
Foner's Give Me Liberty! 5th Edition Ch 1
Key Terms and Definitions
Tenochtitlan - answer✔Capital of the Aztec empire in what is now Mexico, it was one of the
world's largest cities and housed 250,000 people.
Aztec - answer✔An indigenous group of Mexico, the Aztecs forged their empire through nonstop
war. Those they captured in battle were sacrificed to the Aztecs' two sun gods of war.
Great League of Peace - answer✔An alliance of five Iroquois tribes (Mohawk, Oneida, Cayuga,
Seneca, and Onondaga) that brought a period of stability to the area in what is now New York
and Pennsylvania.
Caravel - answer✔A ship capable of long distance travel designed by the Portuguese.
Reconquista - answer✔The 1492 "reconquest" of Spain from the Moors and African Muslims
who had occupied the Iberian Peninsula for centuries.
Conquistadores - answer✔"Conquerors" from Spain, often accompanied by religious
missionaries, who quested for gold and a passage to the Pacific Ocean in the New World.
Colombian Exchange - answer✔The transatlantic flow of goods and people.
Creoles - answer✔People born in Spanish colonies who were of European descent.
Hacienda - answer✔Large-scale farms owned by Spanish landlords.
Mestizos - answer✔Persons of mixed origin which made up a large part of the urban population
of Spanish America by 1600.
Ninetey-Five Theses - answer✔Posted in 1517 by Martin Luther, a German priest, these theses
accused the Catholic church of worldliness and corruption.
Bartolome de Las Casas - answer✔A Dominican priest who wrote about the decimation of the
Indian population in his book, "A Very Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies".
Repartimiento System - answer✔Residents of Indian villages remained legally free and entitled
to wages, BUT they were required to perform a fixed amount of labor each year.
Black Legend - answer✔The image of Spain as a uniquely brutal and exploitative colonizer.
