Native Americans
How did the first people arrive in North America?
What is the land bridge called Beringia
Name the three motivations for Exploration.
What is Gold, God & Glory.
He wanted to found a new route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.
Who is Christopher Columbus.
What continents make up the Old World?
What are
1) Asia
2) Europe
3) Africa
What was the early game called where they put a rubber ball in a side hoop and who invented it?
What is Pok-a-tok and the Olmecs.
How did the Spanish treat the Native Americans after their initial time together.
Name two instruments that were used for exploration.
What is
Astrolabe
Sextant
Compass
Ships
His crew was the first to circumnavigate (sail around) the earth.
Who was Magellan.
What continents make up the New World?
What are
1) North America
2) South America
This person befriended the Aztec Ruler and then kidnapped him and conquerred the Aztecs.
Who is Hernan Cortes.
From what region did the Native Americans use the buffalo-skin teepee?
What is the Great Plains.
Name two positive affects of the Columbian Exchange.
What are new Crops, Trade, Created Civilization.
What did Prince Henry the Navigator accomplish?
What is he set up a navigation school to teach men how to become sailors.
What is a ship that has multiple masts and divided sails?
This animal provided the Incas with food, wool and a way to transport men & goods.
What is the llama.
Why did different Native American groups adapt differently to their environment?
What is they all settled in different areas and had to adapt to the area where they lived with weather and surroundings.
Why was the main reason European explorers were sent to explore?
What is to find the all water route to Asia.
This explorer was the first one to find the all water route to Asia.
Who is Vasco da Gama.
Why did disease kill so many Native Americans?
What is they were not immune to the diseases.
This group was known for their 260 day calendar, pyramids with a temple chamber on top, and crops such as corn.
Who are the Mayas.
What is the movement of people from one area to another area to make a new home?
What is to migrate or migration.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
What is the exchange of goods, animals, ideas, people, and diseases between Europe and America.
America was named after this explorer.
Who was Amerigo Vespucci.
Why did the European countries want to expand their empires?
What is more land, people, resources like new crops, animals or gold, and it made the Monarchs look good.
What disease was brought by the Spanish that wiped out half of the Aztecs in their captial city?
What is smallpox.