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8 Cards in this Set
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Natural slaves |
As theorized by Greek philosopher Aristotle, semi rational creatures resembling human beings who needed human masters to control them |
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Juan Gines de sepulveda |
Charles V's chaplain, who denounced the American Indians as less than human |
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Bartolome DE Las Casas |
Soldier turned priest and bishop who criticized the brutality of the Spanish conquest of America |
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New laws for the indies |
Laws issued by Charles V that attempted to stop Spanish exploitation of new world populations |
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Eurocentric |
Idea that Europe and European culture are either superior to or more important than the lands and cultures of other peoples |
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Atlantic islands |
The Azores, the Cape Verde Islands, the Madeira Islands, and Sao Tome, where the Portuguese used African slaves to cultivate sugar for the European market |
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Plantation |
A large-scale agricultural enterprise producing goods for the European market, often using slave labor |
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Indentured servants |
Servants who agreed to compulsory service for a fixed period of time, often in exchange for passage to a colony |
