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Unit 5 Lesson 3 Columbian Exchange

conquistador

a conqueror, especially one of the 16th-century Spanish soldiers who defeated the Indian civilizations of Mexico, Central America, or Peru

Exchange give something and receive something of the same kind in return

Columbian Exchange Named for Christopher Columbus, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, culture, human populations, technology, diseases, and ideas between the Americas, West Africa, and the Old World in the 15th and 16th centuries.

New World

North America, Mesoamerica, the Caribbean, and South America

culture

the beliefs, customs, arts, way of life, of a particular society, group, place, or time

ethnic group

a group sharing a common and distinctive culture, religion, language, and way of life

cultural diversity

a society where groups of people with different customs, beliefs, arts, and way of life live together

cultural exchange

groups of people who share and adopt different aspects of their lives

immune

cannot be affected by a disease

slavery

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a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work

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