HIUS 221, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE, ALREADY
GRADED A+
inclusivism
to include or incorporate- native Americans did not try to change other religions and did not consent to
give up their own beliefs
exclusivism
to exclude something or someone
exclusivism who/what
native Americans, western Europeans, west Africans, Christians, Nun-Christians
exclusivism when
15th century
exclusivism where
north America, western Europe, west Africa
Cahokia
great Mississippian city, pop. 10k-40k, most populous city north of Mexico until Philadelphia, large trade
center
slavery before European arrival
war captivity was viewed as a more humane way of dealing with the enemy
west Africa social organization
hundreds of languages, dialects, and tribes- did not consider themselves African, but belonging to each
tribe
west African religion
traders brought Islam to west Africa and built it up there, but Africans blended it with older traditions
west African trade
men were more powerful, but women had power too- most people were farmers- west African empires
traded war captive’s north allowing for more wars and slaves
west African slavery
okay to enslave non-Muslims, wars were religion based, slaves still had some levels of personal freedom
western Europe social organization
, Christianity, feudalism (based on one's relationship to a lord), great chain of being (believed there was a
natural order of being/ranks)
western European religion
catholic- Christianity was intertwined into daily life
western European trade
nobility had the best of everything, accumulation seen as sign of wealth, Christian kingdoms fought with
each other
western European slavery
began in middle ages, Spain and Portugal most involved
western European militarization
rapid advancement, growing arms race meant women’s roles were diminished
Reconquista
created a lot of Spanish conquistador’s/Christian dominance
Christian Columbus
landed in Caribbean and found taint people
results of initial conquistador expeditions to Americas
natives enslaved, robbed, had to pay tribute to conquistadors
requirement of 1512
a statement read in Spanish to any natives by conquistadors stating that natives could submit to their
rule or be taken by force and enslaved
how natives saw conquistadors
many natives had experiences with Europeans prior to Columbus/conquistadors
Hernan Cortes
conquered Tenochtitlan/Aztec empire and founded Mexico City
how did the outnumbered Spaniards (Hernan Cortes) defeat the Aztec empire?
the Spanish allied with Aztec enemies, and spread European diseases
virgin soil epidemics
the first time a disease hits a place it has never hit before
Fernando de Soto, 1539-1543
GRADED A+
inclusivism
to include or incorporate- native Americans did not try to change other religions and did not consent to
give up their own beliefs
exclusivism
to exclude something or someone
exclusivism who/what
native Americans, western Europeans, west Africans, Christians, Nun-Christians
exclusivism when
15th century
exclusivism where
north America, western Europe, west Africa
Cahokia
great Mississippian city, pop. 10k-40k, most populous city north of Mexico until Philadelphia, large trade
center
slavery before European arrival
war captivity was viewed as a more humane way of dealing with the enemy
west Africa social organization
hundreds of languages, dialects, and tribes- did not consider themselves African, but belonging to each
tribe
west African religion
traders brought Islam to west Africa and built it up there, but Africans blended it with older traditions
west African trade
men were more powerful, but women had power too- most people were farmers- west African empires
traded war captive’s north allowing for more wars and slaves
west African slavery
okay to enslave non-Muslims, wars were religion based, slaves still had some levels of personal freedom
western Europe social organization
, Christianity, feudalism (based on one's relationship to a lord), great chain of being (believed there was a
natural order of being/ranks)
western European religion
catholic- Christianity was intertwined into daily life
western European trade
nobility had the best of everything, accumulation seen as sign of wealth, Christian kingdoms fought with
each other
western European slavery
began in middle ages, Spain and Portugal most involved
western European militarization
rapid advancement, growing arms race meant women’s roles were diminished
Reconquista
created a lot of Spanish conquistador’s/Christian dominance
Christian Columbus
landed in Caribbean and found taint people
results of initial conquistador expeditions to Americas
natives enslaved, robbed, had to pay tribute to conquistadors
requirement of 1512
a statement read in Spanish to any natives by conquistadors stating that natives could submit to their
rule or be taken by force and enslaved
how natives saw conquistadors
many natives had experiences with Europeans prior to Columbus/conquistadors
Hernan Cortes
conquered Tenochtitlan/Aztec empire and founded Mexico City
how did the outnumbered Spaniards (Hernan Cortes) defeat the Aztec empire?
the Spanish allied with Aztec enemies, and spread European diseases
virgin soil epidemics
the first time a disease hits a place it has never hit before
Fernando de Soto, 1539-1543
