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Atlantic World (A Growing World)
Term used to describe both the geographic region encompassing the Atlantic Ocean and the 4
continents of Europe, Africa, North America, and South America, as well as the interactions and
relationships among the peoples of this region.
Feudal Vassals (A growing world) Land-owning nobility tied to their lords through mutual
bonds of service; a vassal defended his lord, and the lord protected and rewarded his vassals
with riches and land. The lord might in turn be a vassal to another lord, and the vassal might
have vassals of his own.
Nation-state (A growing world) A political entity with well-defined boarders recognized as
sovereign, stable and indivisible. Historically, the European nation-state began to emerge
during the Age of exploration, providing a stable foundation for the actions of exploration.
-The rise of these (combined with loss of silk road), drove European monarchies to expand the
boarders of their known world in search of new trade and wealth
Silk Road (A growing world) Collective term for well-used trading routes connecting western
Europe with India and China, running through the gateway city of Constantinople
Age of Exploration Popular term (Also Age of Discovery) fro the period from c. 1450 to 1600
when European navigators discovered and charted new lands to the West and East.
Maya (Native America and West African Societies before Contact)
Inhabitants of the Yucatan Peninsula whose civilization was at its height from 300 to 900 AD.
Their civilization included a unique system of writing, mathematics, architecture, sculpture, and
astronomy.
-Built the city of Trotihuacan, which contained pyramids, temples and palaces
-Extended their empire to more than 50 states
, Aztecs Inhabitants of the Valley of Mexico who founded their capital, Tenochtitlán, in the
early fourteenth century. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the Aztecs built a large empire in
which they dominated many neighboring peoples. Their civilization included engineering,
mathematics, art, and music.
-Thrived between 1200 and 1521
-Established a militaristic state with Tenochtitlan as a capital
-effectively controlled territories surrounded their capital from the Pacific to the Gulf Coast
-Were paid tribute in gold, turquoise, cotton, and human sacrifice by conquered peoples under
them
Iroquois Confederacy (Native America and West African Societies before Contact)
Indian group located in central New York State. Five tribes—the Mohawks, Oneidas,
Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas—formed the Iroquois Confederacy.
-Inhabited Eastern Woodlands
Matrilineal (Native America and West African Societies before Contact)
A system in which family membership and heredity pass from mother to children
Songhai (Native America and West African Societies before Contact)
Dominant West African state in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Askia Mohammed (ruled
1493-1528) expanded the empire; reformed government, banking, and education; and adopted
Islamic law.
-dominated western Africa since before 300 AD
Prince Henry "The Navigator" (1394-1460) (Technology and European Exploration)
Henry of Portugal, who established a school for navigators and geographers. He sought to
increase the power of Portugal by promoting exploration of trade routes to the East by way of
Africa.
-In about 1418, Prince Henry "the Navigator" determined to find the sub-Saharan African
source of wealth he saw in North African marketplaces and trade directly.
Atlantic World (A Growing World)
Term used to describe both the geographic region encompassing the Atlantic Ocean and the 4
continents of Europe, Africa, North America, and South America, as well as the interactions and
relationships among the peoples of this region.
Feudal Vassals (A growing world) Land-owning nobility tied to their lords through mutual
bonds of service; a vassal defended his lord, and the lord protected and rewarded his vassals
with riches and land. The lord might in turn be a vassal to another lord, and the vassal might
have vassals of his own.
Nation-state (A growing world) A political entity with well-defined boarders recognized as
sovereign, stable and indivisible. Historically, the European nation-state began to emerge
during the Age of exploration, providing a stable foundation for the actions of exploration.
-The rise of these (combined with loss of silk road), drove European monarchies to expand the
boarders of their known world in search of new trade and wealth
Silk Road (A growing world) Collective term for well-used trading routes connecting western
Europe with India and China, running through the gateway city of Constantinople
Age of Exploration Popular term (Also Age of Discovery) fro the period from c. 1450 to 1600
when European navigators discovered and charted new lands to the West and East.
Maya (Native America and West African Societies before Contact)
Inhabitants of the Yucatan Peninsula whose civilization was at its height from 300 to 900 AD.
Their civilization included a unique system of writing, mathematics, architecture, sculpture, and
astronomy.
-Built the city of Trotihuacan, which contained pyramids, temples and palaces
-Extended their empire to more than 50 states
, Aztecs Inhabitants of the Valley of Mexico who founded their capital, Tenochtitlán, in the
early fourteenth century. Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, the Aztecs built a large empire in
which they dominated many neighboring peoples. Their civilization included engineering,
mathematics, art, and music.
-Thrived between 1200 and 1521
-Established a militaristic state with Tenochtitlan as a capital
-effectively controlled territories surrounded their capital from the Pacific to the Gulf Coast
-Were paid tribute in gold, turquoise, cotton, and human sacrifice by conquered peoples under
them
Iroquois Confederacy (Native America and West African Societies before Contact)
Indian group located in central New York State. Five tribes—the Mohawks, Oneidas,
Onondagas, Cayugas, and Senecas—formed the Iroquois Confederacy.
-Inhabited Eastern Woodlands
Matrilineal (Native America and West African Societies before Contact)
A system in which family membership and heredity pass from mother to children
Songhai (Native America and West African Societies before Contact)
Dominant West African state in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. Askia Mohammed (ruled
1493-1528) expanded the empire; reformed government, banking, and education; and adopted
Islamic law.
-dominated western Africa since before 300 AD
Prince Henry "The Navigator" (1394-1460) (Technology and European Exploration)
Henry of Portugal, who established a school for navigators and geographers. He sought to
increase the power of Portugal by promoting exploration of trade routes to the East by way of
Africa.
-In about 1418, Prince Henry "the Navigator" determined to find the sub-Saharan African
source of wealth he saw in North African marketplaces and trade directly.
