Explorers
What was the primary goal of many explorers during the Age of Exploration?
To find new trade routes & resources
What animal did a vast majority of the Native Americans rely on for food specifically out west?
Buffalo
What disease brought by Europeans had a devastating effect on Native American populations?
Need for resources
Find gold
More land
Find faster route to India & China
Spread Christianity
Who was the Italian explorer who sailed for Spain and is credited with discovering the Americas in 1492?
Chrisopher Columbus
What Native group lived in heavily forested areas between the Atlantic and Appalachians?
Eastern Woodlands People
How did European settlement impact Native American religion?
Led to loss of original religions and loss of culture
Who searched for the mythical fountain of youth?
Juan Ponce De Leon
Name the English explorer who searched for the Northwest Passage in North America.
Henry Hudson
Where did the Southwest Natives build there communities and dwellings?
Cliffs of Mountains
Name 4 foods that were discovered in the new worls
Squash, Avocados, Peppers, Sweet Potatoes, Turkey, Pumpkins, Tobacco, Quinine, Cocoa, Pinapples, Beans, Potatos, Peanuts, Tomatoes, Vanilla, Maize
What is cultural diffusion?
the spread, sharing, or forced imposition of cultural traits; such as language, religion, technology, and social customs
Which Spanish explorer is known for the conquest of the Aztec Empire?
Hernan Cortes
What tribes lived between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada Mountains?
The Great Basin Tribe
What was the Encomienda System?
Spanish colonists were granted a tract of land in the new world and “given” the inhabitants to work on it; basically the Native Americans became enslaved
Economic theory that a country gains power by building up its wealth
Which explorer is known for being the first to circumnavigate the globe?
Ferdinand Magellan
What section of tribes hunted salmon, otters, seals and whales?
Which animal was introduced to the Americas by Europeans and transformed Native American life?
What unique platforms did they Mississippian Natives create used to tell time and as burials?
Mound Construction