First Americans
What was Beringia?
A land bridge connecting Asia and North America during the Ice Age.
What was the name of the Aztec capital built on an island in Lake Texcoco?
Tenochtitlan
What system developed in medieval Europe when weak governments left people needing local protection?
Feudalism
What was Portugal searching for when it began exploring around Africa?
A direct ocean route to Asian trade.
Columbus was trying to reach what part of the world when he sailed west across the Atlantic?
Asia
Why did hunter-gatherers migrate into North America during the Ice Age?
They followed migrating animals that they depended on for food.
RIDDLE: What can travel around the world while staying in the same corner?
A stamp
In the feudal system, what did lords generally provide in exchange for labor and service?
Land and protection
GEOGRAPHY: What is the only continent located in all four hemispheres: Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western?
Africa
Why were some Indigenous peoples willing to ally with Cortés against the Aztec?
They resented Aztec rule and/or the tribute they were forced to pay.
What common English word contains three consecutive double letters?
ANSWER: Bookkeeper
oo - kk - ee
What were chinampas, and why did the Aztec build them?
Artificial farming areas built in shallow water that increased the amount of farmland available around Tenochtitlan.
RIDDLE: What has 13 hearts, but no lungs, stomach, or brain?
A deck of cards
How did Prince Henry help Portuguese exploration even though he wasn't personally making all of the voyages?
He brought together sailors, mapmakers, navigators, shipbuilders, and other experts to improve Portuguese exploration.
RIDDLE: A cowboy rode into town on Friday. He stayed for three days and rode out on Friday. How is that possible?
His horse was named Friday.
Put these developments in the correct order:
Specialized Workers • Agriculture • Complex Civilizations • Food Surplus
Agriculture → Food Surplus → Specialized Workers → Complex Civilizations
The Aztec required conquered peoples to provide goods, crops, and other resources. What was this payment called?
Tribute
Name TWO changes associated with the Renaissance that helped make European exploration more possible.
Renewed learning, science, observation, new ideas, improved knowledge, improved technology, greater interest in the wider world.
Complete the historical cha
Renaissance + Desire for Asian Trade → Prince Henry Organizes Experts → __________ → Portuguese Exploration
Better maps, ships, knowledge, and navigation.
Complete the chain:
European Exploration → Columbus → Increased Spanish Presence → Cortés → __________ → Conquest of the Aztec Empire
Indigenous alliances
RIDDLE: What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
The letter M
NAME THE MOVIE: 🧙♂️ 💍 🌋
The Lord of the Rings
WORD PUZZLE: What word begins with E, ends with E, but contains only one letter?
envelope ✉️
MATH/LOGIC: A bat and ball cost $1.10 total. The bat costs $1.00 more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?
5¢. Ball = $0.05, bat = $1.05.
RIDDLE: What can you hold in your left hand, but you can never hold in your right hand?
Your right elbow