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The geological landmass made of ancient rock that is thought to have been the first part of North America to have emerged above sea level. 

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A highly advanced civilization that occupied modern day Peru. They are most prominently known for their rope bridges, impressive road ways, as well as the invention of Quipu, which is a system of record keeping by tying knots into rope. 

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They were the indigenous peoples who inhabited central America. Known for their capital Tenochtitlan, works of art, agricultural system centered around growing maize, human sacrifices, and the invention of chocolate. 

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The location of the Mississippian settlement built by pre-Columbian Native Americans. This site is most famously known for the mounds built in honor of significant peoples burials. 

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An method of agriculture in which beans would grow on the trellis of corn stalks, and squash covering the planting mounds in order to retain moisture  in the soil. This system of planting produced high population densities in communities such as the Choctaw, and Cherokee people.  

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A light weight fast moving ship that utilized the lateen sail, used most prominently by the Spanish and the Portuguese in the 15th and 16th centuries.

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A large scale commercial agricultural system that utilized the exploitation of coercive labor. This kind of system shaped much of the new world in southern states.  

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The exchange of ideas, food, and diseases between communities within the trans-Atlantic trade network. 

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An agreement signed in 1494 between the Spanish and the Portuguese which divided the newly discovered land between them. This caused major cultural divides between the two territories. For example, Brazil formed as a Portuguese speaking country, while Colombia became a Spanish speaking one. 

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Spanish colonizers were given Native peoples by the government in hopes they would "Christianize" them. However, the Natives were heavily exploited and forced into slavery.  

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Private individuals and corporations own and control their companies based on their own interests. This is reliant on free market and limited governmental control, therefore companies make their decisions based on their interests, which is mostly to make more profit. 

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 The Spanish had access to the Potosi silver mines in Peru, this greatly increased the amount of money supply in Europe. Scholars believe this fed the growth of the economic system of capitalism. 

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A leader of a Spanish conquest, more specifically in Mexico and Peru during the 16th century.

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The religious movement started by Martin Luther in 1517 that highlighted salvation by faith instead of currency, and the rejection of Catholic doctrines. 

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Started by King Philip II of Spain, the armada was comprised of roughly 150 ships and 18,000 men. 

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A system in which the first born son inherits the entirety of their father's estate and assets. 

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A group of investors who pool their capital in order to gain revenue by a company's success. 

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A joint-stock company that was granted a charter from King James I to form a settlement in the New World in the pursuit of gold. 

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A grant given to a company by the government by which it is funded and its laws defined.  

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The first English settlement in the New world which initially consisted of about 100 settlers . It was located in Virginia and established on May 24, 1607. 

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A Spanish term used to describe a person who is of both European and Native American heritage.  