When did the early people come to the Americas? (8)
They came during the Ice Age.
Question number 8 is your short answer question, this is only the beginning of the answer for 8. You are responsible for the "how" and "why".
100
Who was the first European explorer to reach North America in 1000?
What was the name given to the people from his area of the world? (12)
Leif Ericson.......Vikings
100
What country sent Columbus to Asia? (17)
Spain.
This question is one of your short answer questions on the test. You are responsible for his route, whether he was successful, and explaining your answer.
100
What continent did Europeans want to get to for its new items and riches?
Asia
200
Conquistador (3)
A Spanish explorer sent to explore and conquer land in the New World.
200
What did early Americans begin to do for food when the large mammals they hunted died out?
What eventually began to develop due to this change? (9)
People began to grow food and stayed in one place.
Civilizations formed.
200
What were 2 events that made Europeans want to trade with the East? (13)
Crusades and Marco Polo's journey (book)
200
What were 3 causes of exploration? (18)
Curiosity,
Wealth,
Fame,
National Pride,
Religion,
New Items,
Faster routes to the East
200
Where was England's empire in the Americas?
On the Atlantic Ocean and near Hudson Bay
300
Domestication (4)
Breeding plants or animals to meet human needs.
300
What was the first crop to be domesticated? (10)
Corn
300
What were some items Europeans wanted from the East? (14)
Spices, silk, jewels, dyes, gold
300
What were 3 effects of exploration? (18)
Diseases,
New land discovered (Americas),
New trade routes and items,
Better maps
300
What continent did Portugal go around to get to the East?
Africa
400
Northwest Passage (6)
A path around or through the Americas to the East.
400
What were the 4 elements of a civilization? (11)
Arts and crafts,
Governments,
Religion,
Permanent towns
400
What European country was the first to successfully trade with the East? How? (15)
Italy. They had a monopoly on the Mediterranean Sea.
400
What were inventions during the Renaissance that helped explorers? (19)
rudder,
maps,
astrolabe,
compass
400
What island did Columbus arrive at in the New World?
San Salvador
500
Renaissance (7)
Period of increased interest in culture and learning from 1300 to 1600.
500
Adapt (1)
To change in order to survive
500
Portugal was the second European country to trade with the East. How did Portugal get to Asia to trade? Who helped establish the route? (16)
Portugal sent ships around Africa. Dias and deGama sailed for Portugal.
500
What country had established the largest empire in the Americas in the 1600s? (20)
What 2 countries began to challenge this country for land in North America? (21)
Spain (20).....England and France (21)
500
Where was France's empire in North America?
It was located in the interior of North America. West of England's claims.