Describe each term’s characteristics, explain its significance, or identify relevant causes and effects. animism
Mississippi Valley culture
Eastern Woodland culture
matriarchal
Pueblo culture
patriarchy
primogeniture
peasant
the Reformation
Calvinism
predestination
Portuguese exploration
feudalism
capitalism
plantation-based agriculture
Spanish exploration
Bartolomé de Las Casas

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animism - the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls. it is significant because it was the belief of the native people of the Americas

Mississippi Valley culture - a native American civilization that was located in the Mississippi river valley area it is significant because it is a native civilization

Eastern Woodland culture - refers to native American societies inhabiting the eastern united states it is significant because it was close to the Mississippi valley culture

matriarchal - a social organization where the power is held by women - it is significant because this usually takes place in societies where men are the primary hunters gatherers or warriors, like most native cultures

Pueblo culture - a native American civilization that existed from 100 ad to 1600 it is significant for its dwellings built into cliffs and their pottery

patriarchy - a system of society in which the eldest male is the head of society and women don't have power, this is significant because this is how most native cultures were

primogeniture - the right of succession belonging to the firstborn child, this is significant because this is how the natives gave their land

peasant - a person of low social status, this is significant because this is how natives were regarded as by bigger countries such as Spain

the Reformation - a major movement in western Christianity in 16th century Europe, this is significant because this caused Christianity to be pushed upon American natives

Calvinism - the protestant theological system of john Calvin and his successors which develops lathers doctrine of justification, this is significant because it led to MLK's revolution of Christianity

predestination - the divine foreordaining of all that will happen especially with regard to the salvation of some and not others, this is significant because it could give a reason for the native Americans to be conquered

Portuguese exploration - Portugal took the principal role during most of the fifteenth century in searching for a route to Asia by sailing around Africa, this is significant because it led to the discovery of the Americas

feudalism - a social system in which there were ranks of people, this is significant because this is the primary social system in Europe at the time

capitalism - a economic system where trade and industry are controlled by private owners, this is significant because this is the primary economic system in Europe at the time

plantation-based agriculture - using large farms in the American colonies with use of slaves to product products, this is significant because African Americans were being taken from Africa for use in plantation based agriculture  

Spanish exploration - the Spanish explored the new world in search of gold and other valuable resources, this is significant because it is what led to the conquering of the new world and the slaughter of natives

Bartolome de Las Casas - a 16th century Spanish land owner, priest and bishop, he is significant because he called for the abolition of slavery in the Americas after exposing the oppressing of the indigenous people there

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while it was true that the cotton gin reduced the labor of removing seeds, it did not reduce the need for slaves to grow and pick the cotton.

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before eli whitney's invention of the cotton gin, picking and cleaning cotton was a slow, labor-intensive job. workers, usually slaves, had to pick the seeds from the cotton fibers by hand. this invention made it possible to grow large amounts of cotton on big farms and make money.