Lesson 1.1
What did the farming communities grow enough of?
Surplus and extra food.
There were __ Iroquois nations.
5
What did warfare do and what had begun to grow?
Warfare declined and Trade grew
When did viking sailors reach the eastern tip of north america?
In 1001
What is adobe?
Sundried brick
When has the last ice age occurred?
Between 100,000 and 10,000 years ago.
The Iroquois had a diet based on the “Three Sisters” which were:____, ____, and _____.
Corn, squash, and beans
What is the most powerful force in medieval western Europe?
Roman Catholic Church
Did the vikings leave a record of their voyages?
Yes unlike other americans.
What is a Culture Region?
A region where people share a similar way of living.
What did American Indians adapt to?
The physical environments of mountains plateaus, dried deserts, fertile plains, lush woodlands, and thick rain forests.
The process of spreading ideas from one culture to another is called?
Diffusion
What is the queens and kings do to their land?
They divided the land among warrior nobles.
Who had no knowledge of the Americans and their remarkable civilization?
Asia and Europe.
What is a Potlatch?
A ceremonial dinner where a family shows off wealth.
What are glaciers and what did they do?
Glaciers are thick sheets of ice, they lock up water from oceans, causing sea levels to fall.
In the Arctic region, what were clothes and shoes made out of?
What was one useful instrument to help sailors determine their latitude?
Astrolabe
By 1511, what had the Spanish done?
They had conquered Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Cuba.
What is a Manor?
An area ruled by a lord.
How do scientists disagree on how Americans reach North America?
Some think they got there by land bridge and others think they got there by sea.
In the Iroquois League, What was a clan? What power did women had over Clan leaders?
A clan was a group of related families. Women could kick them out of position if they did not do there job well.
Middle Eastern Merchants sold ____, ____, and ____ from ____.
Porcelains, perfumes, and fabrics, from China.
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
What are Crusaders?
A series of wars fought by Christians.