Earliest Americans
Native American Cultures
Europe Before Travel
100
What is migration?
A movement of people or animals from one region to another.
100
How did Native Americans view land ownership?
Individuals did not own the land, only the crops that they grew.
100
What is the name of the Spanish conquistador who found Florida?
Ponce de Leon
200
How did early people in Americas get their food?
Hunter-gatherers, then farmers
200
What are the ways Native Americans use buffalo skin?
Shields, clothing, and coverings for their teepees.
200
What is the importance of having a written law code?
When laws are written, everyone knows what they are, not just the people who wrote them.
300
What three natural features affected the route people took form Alaska to southern North America?
Ice sheets, mountains, and rivers.
300
How did Native Americans’ religious beliefs affect their lives in North America?
Because Native Americans believed the sprits controlled every aspect of their beliefs, they honored the sprits every day in many activities.
300
Who financed Columbus? Explain the term financed. {P.s. Give one example of how Christopher Columbus was financed}
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella financed Columbus. financed- provide funding for (a person or enterprise).
400
Identify the Maya and Aztec civilization and there achievements.
Maya- They believed that god controlled all that happened on Earth. They built cities, pyramids and temples, were skilled astronomers and had a written language. Aztec- They believed in pleasing their gods and their society was organized around religion. They practiced human sacrifice and enslaved people they conquered.
400
Identify the Inca and Olmec civilization and there achievements.
Olmec- They built stone pavement and drainage systems and sculpted large stone monuments. Inca- The largest of the early American Civilizations. They were religious people, worshipping the sun god.
400
How did West Africa develop a large slave-trade network?
the trade network evolved when the black West Africans sold slaves captured during war. Slaves became an important export for West Africans and were shipped to other parts of the world. When the Europeans arrived, the slave trade was already well established.
500
How did changes in the world's climate lead to migration to the Americas? How did the land change over time? (3 min)
As climates became colder, the Bering Land Bridge was exposed; the bridge was used to cross into the Americas. When the climate became warmer, the land bridge was covered with water, and people used small boats to come to the Americas.
500
Do you think it was easier for Native Americans to live in the dry climates of the Southwest, where rainfall was unpredictable, or in the north, where the cold climate presented a constant challenge? {P.s. Give one example for both} (3 min)
Each group had geographic challenges, and life would not have been easy for either group.
500
What is the relationship among trade, banking, and joint-stock companies? (3 min)
Merchants needed capital to fund their businesses or to expand them; banks loaned money to merchants; joint-stock companies provided ways to raise money for businesses.
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