America: A narrative history ch.1,2,3
Western hemisphere - ANSThe part of the world consisting of North Central and South America
Mesoamerica - ANSThe region of Central America where the Maya and aztecs existed
Maya's - ANSMesoamerican civilization that thrived from about AD 300 to AD 900
aztecs - ANSmesoamerican civilization that thrived in the 14th and 15th centuries AD
adena hopewell culture - ANSMesoamerican civilization that thrived from about 800 BC- AD 600
in the ohio valley
mississipian culture - ANSmississipi river valley of the current united states, which thrived from
AD 600 to AD 1500
anasazi culture - ANSsouthwestern culture that began in the 5th BC elements of which continue
today in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and surrounding areas.
renaissance - ANSperiod in european history from 12th C AD through the 16 c AD distinguished
by its spirit of inquiry and return to secular learning
longitude - ANSNavigational measurement dependant on accurate timepieces, and left to
guesswork when sailing across the open sea prior to the 18th C AD
Christopher Columbus - ANSself taught italian mariner who in the late 15th C AD sailed west
across the atlantic ocean in search of the indies
Treaty of tordesillas - ANStreaty between spain and portugal defining the spanish claim on
exlporation and settlement west of the cape verde islands
amerigo vespucci - ANSitalian explorer who first suggested that south america was a new
continent
maize - ANSalso called indian corn maise was one of the staples of the new world
ferdinand magellan - ANSportuguese seaman
hernando cortes - ANSruthless leader of the conquistadores
encomienda - ANSsystem used by the conquistadores
, bartolomeo de las casas - ANScatholic missionary and bishop in mexico
hacienda - ANSfarm of ranch
spanish border lands - ANSarea of the sourthern united states formerly claimed by spain
juan ponce de leon - ANSgovernor of puerto rico and first known explorer of florida
st augustine - ANSa spanish outpost in florida, it became the first european town in the present
day united states
presidio - ANSa fort where soldiers who were sent to protect spanish mission were housed
juan de onate - ANSfounder of the first spanish settlement in new mexico
mestizo - ANSsons of spanish fathers and native mothers
pope - ANSpueblo leader who organized a rebellion, which resulted in driving the spaniards out
of new mexico
reformation - ANSeuropean religious movement that challenged the catholic chruch and
resulted in the beginning of protestant christianity
martin luther - ANSgerman monk who protested abuses in the catholic church by posing his
ninety five theses founder of the lutheran church
ninety five theses - ANSmartin luthers criticisms of the catholic church arguing against
indulgences and for a direct relationship to God
Calvinism - ANSReligious movement founded by John Calvin based on the doctrine of
predestination
Defender of the Faith - ANSTitle given by the pope to Englands Henry prior to England's break
from the Catholic church
Church of England - ANSThe Anglican church which unites church and state under the
monarchy
Francis Drake - ANSEnglish privateer who led the British fleet against the Spanish Armada
galleon - ANSHeavy ship used by the Spanish Armada
Sir Walter Raleigh - ANSSponsor of an ill-fated expedition of colonist
Western hemisphere - ANSThe part of the world consisting of North Central and South America
Mesoamerica - ANSThe region of Central America where the Maya and aztecs existed
Maya's - ANSMesoamerican civilization that thrived from about AD 300 to AD 900
aztecs - ANSmesoamerican civilization that thrived in the 14th and 15th centuries AD
adena hopewell culture - ANSMesoamerican civilization that thrived from about 800 BC- AD 600
in the ohio valley
mississipian culture - ANSmississipi river valley of the current united states, which thrived from
AD 600 to AD 1500
anasazi culture - ANSsouthwestern culture that began in the 5th BC elements of which continue
today in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and surrounding areas.
renaissance - ANSperiod in european history from 12th C AD through the 16 c AD distinguished
by its spirit of inquiry and return to secular learning
longitude - ANSNavigational measurement dependant on accurate timepieces, and left to
guesswork when sailing across the open sea prior to the 18th C AD
Christopher Columbus - ANSself taught italian mariner who in the late 15th C AD sailed west
across the atlantic ocean in search of the indies
Treaty of tordesillas - ANStreaty between spain and portugal defining the spanish claim on
exlporation and settlement west of the cape verde islands
amerigo vespucci - ANSitalian explorer who first suggested that south america was a new
continent
maize - ANSalso called indian corn maise was one of the staples of the new world
ferdinand magellan - ANSportuguese seaman
hernando cortes - ANSruthless leader of the conquistadores
encomienda - ANSsystem used by the conquistadores
, bartolomeo de las casas - ANScatholic missionary and bishop in mexico
hacienda - ANSfarm of ranch
spanish border lands - ANSarea of the sourthern united states formerly claimed by spain
juan ponce de leon - ANSgovernor of puerto rico and first known explorer of florida
st augustine - ANSa spanish outpost in florida, it became the first european town in the present
day united states
presidio - ANSa fort where soldiers who were sent to protect spanish mission were housed
juan de onate - ANSfounder of the first spanish settlement in new mexico
mestizo - ANSsons of spanish fathers and native mothers
pope - ANSpueblo leader who organized a rebellion, which resulted in driving the spaniards out
of new mexico
reformation - ANSeuropean religious movement that challenged the catholic chruch and
resulted in the beginning of protestant christianity
martin luther - ANSgerman monk who protested abuses in the catholic church by posing his
ninety five theses founder of the lutheran church
ninety five theses - ANSmartin luthers criticisms of the catholic church arguing against
indulgences and for a direct relationship to God
Calvinism - ANSReligious movement founded by John Calvin based on the doctrine of
predestination
Defender of the Faith - ANSTitle given by the pope to Englands Henry prior to England's break
from the Catholic church
Church of England - ANSThe Anglican church which unites church and state under the
monarchy
Francis Drake - ANSEnglish privateer who led the British fleet against the Spanish Armada
galleon - ANSHeavy ship used by the Spanish Armada
Sir Walter Raleigh - ANSSponsor of an ill-fated expedition of colonist
