What is the name for the strip of land between Asia and North America that the first Americans crossed over about 30,000 years ago? What is it called now?
Beringia. Bering Strait.
100
Who were the people who lived in the lands around the Arctic Ocean? They were a very economic people, using their surroundings to meet all their needs.
Inuit
100
What country's monarchs sponsored Christopher Columbus' journey of exploration in the Atlantic Ocean before taking back their money and holding him house arrest for his mistreatment of locals?
Spain
100
Name the first Spanish fort in North America, which was set up in present-day Florida.
St. Augustine
100
What is the name given to the first English legislative assembly in America?
House of Burgesses
200
Who were the people who built their civilization in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize? They used pyramids as both government and religious centers. They had theocracies, created a 365-day calendar, and studied astronomy.
The Maya.
200
What is the type of dwellings that those who descended from the Anasazi used? It required them to build their home out of dried mud-bricks.
Adobe
200
What is the name of the southern tip of South America? Magellan was the first European to reach this area.
Cape Horn.
200
Name the passageway that many Europeans were sent to find that would serve as a more direct water route through the Americas.
Northwest Passage.
200
Name the constitution set up by the Separatists who came to America to avoid religious persecution. They landed at Cape Cod and came to be known as the "Pilgrims."
Mayflower Compact
300
Who were the people of central Mexico who resorted to human sacrifices?
Aztec
300
What is the term used to describe "governments that are linked by different groups"?
Federation
300
Where was Magellan killed?
the Philippines
300
What people's main goal in America was to establish trading rights and learn from the Native Americans?
French
300
Name the colony set up by those who were forced out of Massachusetts. It was a safe harbor for religious dissenters and was the first place in America where people of all faiths could worship freely.
Rhode Island
400
Who were the people of Cuzco in present-day Argentina and Chile, who built elaborate road structures that eventually led to their demise?
Inca
400
What is another name for the period of time between the 1400s - 1600s where there was a shift in thought? It was marked by scientific discovery, worldly exploration, and trade with China and India.
Renaissance
400
What were the three goals of Spanish conquistadors that explored the Americas?
gold, God, and glory
400
Name the first failed attempt at English settlement in North America. It happened through the sponsorship of Walter Raleigh. They endured a very trying time due to unpreparedness. Their colony ended up being deserted.
Roanoke Island
400
Name the colony where was started as a "holy experiment" by Protestant dissenters called the Society of Friends, or Quakers.
Pennsylvania
500
What system did the Hohokam and the Anasazi create in order to live in the desert lands of North America?
Irrigation canals
500
What is another name for the southern tip of Africa? It was the area Bartholomeu Dias passed.
Cape of Good Hope.
500
Name the emperor killed by Hernan Cortes in Mexico. He was the leader of the Aztecs.
Montezuma
500
What is the term used to describe a company with several investors who all claim partial ownership as well as a share in future profits?
Joint-stock Company
500
Name the colony that formed themselves out of Pennsylvania when they elected their own legislature separate from Pennsylvania.