Early Native Americans
The first Americans may have crossed a land bridge between Asia and where?
Alaska
The long Inca empire stretched along the west coast of which continent?
South America
The caravel could sail into the wind because its sails were shaped like what?
Triangles
Why did John White leave his daughter and granddaughter behind in America?
He returned to England to bring more food and supplies.
The English who settled Jamestown were looking for ________ and an all-water route to the ___________ Ocean.
gold, Pacific
The first Americans may have run mammoths off of what landform?
a cliff
This happened to many nobles as a result of the Crusades.
They were killed in battle.
The caravel's shallow draft (amount of the ship that is under water) helped it sail where?
close to shore
Who was Virginia Dare?
John White's granddaughter and the first English child born in America.
Why was Pocahontas likely not at John Smith's "adoption" ceremony?
She was too young.
The "Little Ice Age" may have caused what to happen to the Mississippian cultures?
Food shortage
Detailed and proportional artwork was part of an era called what?
The Renaissance
The printing press did what for explorers?
Made them famous
Why was John White's return to America delayed?
England was at war with Spain.
Pocahontas becomes an important ______________of language.
translator
What was one advantage of cliff dwellers' houses?
Natural defense from attack.
Increased banking and the rise of cities led to the growth of which social class?
middle class
The Reformation occurred in response to corruption and dishonesty in which church?
Roman Catholic Church
What did John White discover when he returned to Roanoke Island?
All of the colonists and their belongings had vanished.
Which tobacco drying method did John Rolfe learn from his wife, Pocahontas?
hanging the leaves to dry rather than laying them on the ground
The Aztecs built their city on top of what physical feature?
island/lake
Prince Henry of Portugal started a school that taught students how to do what?
navigate and sail the ocean
The Reformation created churches known as what?
Protestant
The engravings supposedly left behind by Virginia Dare proved to be what?
a hoax
Why is Pocahontas forced to move to London with her husband and infant son?
She is proof to the colony's investors that the Jamestown colony is successful and safe.