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| A system of landholding, common in medieval Europe defined by a hierarchical structure – the lord owned the land, the subjects (vassals) were allowed to use the land and seek protection in return for an oath of loyalty and payments to the lord. |
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| The period of European history from roughly the 6th to the 16th century (AD 500s to 1500s), from the decline of the Roman Empire to the Revival of the Age of Letters (Renaissance) |
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| Deadly pandemic peaking in Europe between 1348 and 1350, an outbreak of the bubonic plague which killed nearly half of the people of Europe |
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| aka Age of Discovery, a period in history when from the 15th till the early 17th century Europeans intensively explored and mapped the world |
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| A cultural movement from the 14th to the middle of the 17th century in which classical humanistic writings (from Greek, Roman, Persian and other empires) were rediscovered in Europe resulting in a revival of learning |
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| A businessman who trades commodities in order to make a profit |
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| From the 16th to 19th centuries, a system of government-sponsored international business ventures designed to make European monarchs rich |
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| A good or service produced by human labour and offered for sale on the market in order to make a profit. |
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| A settlement established in a remote location to be used for trading (e.g. Fort Edmonton) |
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| The widespread exchange of people, plants, animals, ideas, culture, etc. between the Eastern and Western hemispheres following the first voyage of Christopher Columbus in 1492. |
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| The first meeting of two cultures previously unaware of each other. |
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| the descendants of the original inhabitants of North America, including the Inuit and Métis |
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| a common title used in Canada to describe the various societies of indigenous peoples of North America located in what is now Canada, who are not of Inuit or Métis descent. |
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| People who are “native to the area” in which they live. The term is usually used internationally to refer to the original inhabitants of various countries while the term “Aboriginal” is used within Canada. |
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| People who have arrived in an area, having been born somewhere else. |
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| The interaction of diverse cultures and perspectives, which may result in changes in values, beliefs, and traditions |
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| A term used in French by Europeans to rationalize colonial rule – saying that they had a mission to bring “civilization” to the “uncivilized” which lead to the Westernization of indigenous peoples |
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| A member of the Nahuatl people who established an empire in central Mexico which was overthrown by Cortes in 1519. The civilization which ruled the area around today’s Mexico City from approximately AD 1000 until about AD 1500. |
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| A member of the Quechuan people who lived in the Cuzco Valley in Peru and established an empire which lasted from approximately AD 1100 until AD 1530. |
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| A member of the American Indian people in the Yucatan (Mexico) and Belize and Guatemala who had an advanced culture from approximately AD 300 to AD 900 which developed an accurate calendar, a fully developed written language and an advanced understanding of architecture and astronomy. |
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| a view of the world that is rooted in the land and strongly based on the oral tradition of passing down stories from one generation to the next. Life and seasons are seen as cyclical. |
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| a view of the world based on rationalism and written proof. Society is often seen as hierarchical. Various traditions are traced back to the Renaissance and even earlier, to Greek and Roman society. |
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| Â belief that the European world view is superior to all others |
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| A territory that belonged to a European country, was ruled by a European government or its representative, and was completely subject to that European country |
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| The act of establishing colonies (the British colonization of North America) |
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| The building and maintaining of colonies; A policy by a stronger nation to dominate a weaker one, in order to strengthen and enrich itself; the policy pursued by the powers of Europe in the second half of the 19th century |
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| A group of colonies under a single monarch, i.e. The British empire |
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| An unequal relationship between states based on domination and subordination |
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| A political system in which power and the right to rule belong exclusively to the social elite |
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