How?
How did the first people arrive in the americas?
They WALKED the Bering LAND bridge from Asia to Europe
Who was Mallegan
A man who was a explorer for Portugal then Spain and succesfully circumnavigated the world
What were conquistadors?
Spanish people who conquer land
Irish Potato Famine
Starvation and disease lasting from 1845 to 1852
How did Native Americans feel about land ownership?
Native Americans disliked the idea of other people buying or owning their land but they still liked to share and let people live in it.
Who is Vasco de gama
Vasco De Gama was a Portuguese explorer and the first person to sail from Europe to India.
What was the Northwest Passage?
An underground waterway through North America
Dawes Act
The law to divide Native American reservations into smaller pieces and give the land to individual Native Americans.
How did the Iroquois adapt to their environment? Examples!!
The Iroquois adapted to their environment by working together and using their resources. For example, they used their resources to build longhouses and grow food.
Who is Hernan Cortes
Hernan Córtes was a man who tricked Montezuma into letting him in and then took over all the land and gold.
What is colonization?
When one country takes over another country
Inca
A Native American tribe from the western part of South America
The Columbion exchange is a cultural exchange which impacted Europe and the Americans by being able to gain new objects and recources
Who is Montezuma
Montezuma was an emperor of the Aztec Empire who got tricked by Córtes who took over the land and all the gold.
What is wealth?
having a large amount of money or objects.
Maya
The Maya civilization is a mesoamerican civilization.
Who were the indeginous people
Indegenous people are People who are part of a Native American Tribe
What is morality and power?
Morality is To know what’s right and wrong. and power is the ability to control people, things, and to just be able to control stuff.
What are the Olmecs and Aztecs?
The Olmecs are The first major civilization in Mexico