His 131 Chapter One

Question	Answer
Beringia	An ancient land bridge linking Asia and North America
Black Death	Two strains of Bubonic Plague that killed half of the 14th century W Europe
Chattel Slavery	system of people being personal property bought and sold
Chinampas	Floating Aztec gardens
Crusades	Christian Europeans recovering the Holy Land in 11th, 12th, 13th Centuries
Feudal Society	Serfs, knights provide labor to gain protection and use of land from noble lords
Inquisition	Catholic Church rooting out imposter Christians ( practicing Jews and Muslims )
Koran	Islam's (Bible) holy book by one author Muhammad in 7th Century
Matriarchy	Woman have political power
Mita	Incan labor tax where families donate labor to the community
Polygyny	More than one wife
Quipu	Incan device for record-keeping with colored threads and knots
Reconquista	Spain's 800-year holy war with Islam
Serf	peasant tied to land and lord
Three Old Worlds	Native American, African, and European
Pre - Columbian	before Europeans
Paleo-Indians	Old stone age of hunters and gatherers
Pre-Columbian Societies	Mayan, Aztec, Anasazi, Mississippian
Teotihuacan	Mayan urban center, pyramid
Mayan 150-900AD	Writing, Math, Calander, city-states

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