What Am I?
made of earth; used as tombs or for religious ceremonies
mounds
Mesoamerican rainforest empire that built step pyramids and made a
365-day calendar
the Maya
igloos and hunting caribou and whales
Arctic and Subarctic
land for which Columbus was searching
the Indies/Orient/Far East (
tepees, bison, and horses
The Great Plains
the belief that all objects have souls
animism
Mesoamerican empire built on the site of present-day Mexico City
the Aztec
wigwams and longhouses
Eastern Woodlands (p. 7)
present-day state first explored by Juan Ponce de León
Floridad
first African slave in America
Esteban
first representative government in America
Virginia House of Burgesses
South American mountainous empire conquered by Pizarro
the Inca
mound building
Southeast
English settlement that mysteriously disappeared
English pirates who raided Spanish treasure ships
the Sea Dogs
instrument for sea exploration involving lining up stars and horizons
astrolabe
French Protestants
Huguenots
petroglyphs and nomadic hunting/gathering
petroglyphs and nomadic hunting/gathering
English settlement named for the king
Jamestown
invasion fleet sent to destroy England
The Spanish Armada
winter of 1609–10 when Jamestown was devastated by famine
"starving time"
group of tribes near Jamestown
the Powhatan Indians
totem poles
Northwest Coast
western African empire heavily involved in the transatlantic slave trade
Songhai
earliest western African empire, known for trading gold, copper, salt, and slaves
Ghana