Pondering Paleo
The first people theorized to have crossed over the bridge between what is now Russia and what is now Alaska.
Paleo-Indians.
Name one of the two continents that were the focal point of the age of colonization?
North America and South America.
The majority of Western Africa became a part of this religion by 1400.
Islam.
The 13 Colonies which would become the United States were originally colonies of this nation.
England/Great Britain.
This civilization was wiped out when Hernán Cortés and the Spanish conquistadors arrived.
The Aztecs.
Paleo-Indians used this bridge to cross from the tip of Asia to the tip of North America. The bridge disappeared after ocean levels rose again.
Bering Land-Bridge.
Which continent was home to the king of the Mali empire, Mansa Musa?
Africa.
Christians in the Middle Ages had the bible read to them in this language.
Latin.
The tip of this country touched Alaska when the Bering Land Bridge was above-water.
Russia.
This civilization was highly advanced in the creation of calendars and invented the number "0".
The Mayans.
What were Paleo-Indians likely following as they moved cross-continent to North America.
Herd animals.
This continent along with the Americas and Africa participated in the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Europe.
The holy text of the Islamic faith.
The Qur'an.
Conquistadors ventured to the New World from this country.
Spain.
They built their mountain citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru.
The Incas.
What town-city nearby served as a highway for ancient peoples?
Fort Collins.
Merchants from this continent traded goods like silk and spices along routes that became known as the Silk Road.
Asia.
Native Americans created these as works of art resembling animals and spirits of cultural importance.
Totems.
This country housed the city-states who would be modeled for American democracy.
Greece.
The first civilization we know of in North America that built the first American pyramids.
The Olmec.
Within what years B.C. are Paleo-Indians theorized to have moved across the land bridge? (Within 5,000 years for credit)
38,000-10,000 B.C.
The Mercator Projection falsely distorts this continent into looking larger than it is.
Antarctica.
This age of European history witnessed many placing more faith in reason and observation than in God.
The Enlightenment (Renaissance is also acceptable).
Though hired by the Spanish monarchy, Christopher Columbus was actually a sailor from this country.
Italy.
The civilizations which spanned from what is now the southern United States to what is now southern Mexico are collectively called this.
Mesoamerican cultures.