-The Americas/Exploration

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Indigenous

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maya

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was a Mesoamerican civilization that existed from antiquity to the early modern period

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Aztec

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were a Mesoamerican culture that flourished in central Mexico in the post-classic period from 1300 to 1521.

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Inca

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was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America.[4] The administrative, political, and military center of the empire was in the city of Cusco.

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The Columbian Exchange

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the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old World of Europe and Africa and the New World of the Americas.

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Encomienda

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legal system by which the Spanish crown attempted to define the status of the indigenous population.

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Missions System

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small agricultural communities built to house local Native populations

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Conquistador

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a Spanish or Portuguese soldier and explorer who conquered parts of America, Africa, and Asia in the 16th century

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Hernan Cortez

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Spanish conquistador

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Francisco Pizzaro

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best known for his expeditions that led to the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire.

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Bartolome de la Casa

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was a Spanish clergyman, writer, and activist best known for his work as a historian and social reformer.