Who Is Experiencing Disequilibrium

question 120

Multiple Choice

Who is experiencing disequilibrium?

• A)Becky, who is doing much more accommodating than assimilating
• B)Sandy, who is doing more assimilating than accommodating
• C)Jane, who is doing equal amounts of assimilating and accommodating
• D)Carla, who not doing any assimilating or accommodating

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Definitions:

Encomienda System

A labor system in Spanish America granting colonists the right to demand tribute and forced labor from the indigenous inhabitants.

Tributary Indian Villages

Native American communities that were subjugated by colonial powers to pay tribute, either in goods or labor.

Conquistadors

The soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires who established dominion over much of the Americas and Asia from the 15th to 17th centuries.

Voyages of Exploration

Expeditions undertaken from the late 15th century onwards by European powers to discover and map new lands, establishing trade routes and colonies.