Civilizations
The development
Mesoamerica
A region in the Americas. Aboriginal cultures that developed in parts of Mexico and Central America prior to Spanish exploration and conquest in the 16th century.
Elite
A small group of people who control a disproportionate amount of wealth or political power.
Musket
Muskets were designed for use by infrantry. A soldier armed with a musket had the designation of a musketeer.
Decimate
Refers to kill one in every ten of (a group of soldiers or others) as a punishment for the whole group.
Intermarriage
marriage between people of different races, castes, or religions
Encomienda system
a legal system that was employed mainly by the Spanish crown during the Spanish colonization of the Americas to regulate Native American labor and autonomy. The Spanish crown granted a person a specified number of natives for whom they were to take responsibility
Columbian Exchange
the widespread exchange of animals,plants, culture, diseases,technology and ideas.
Staples
A principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality.
Dispersal
to drive off or send off in various directions
Diasporal
is a scattered population with a common origin in a smaller geographic area.
Cash crops
An agricultural crop grown for sale to return a profit.