Ch. 2
What was Beringia and where was it located?
Beringia was a land bridge that once connected Asia and North America.
What part of North America is considered the Pacific Northwest?
The coastal area that reaches from Alaska to norther California.
What was the Silk Road?
Several trade routs connecting China and Europe.
Who was Marco Polo?
Italia merchant who went on a trading journey to China in 1271.
What difficulties did settlers in Plymouth and Jamestown have in common?
Both ran out of food in the first month and about half of each group died. Both had to learn to farm and use resources.
Name three ways the Hopi adapted to the dry climate of the southwest
They Built shelters using stones and clay, and they irrigated their crops.
Why did the southern Indians grow crops instead of relying on hunting and gathering?
The dry climate limited the amount and variety of plants and animals they could have hunted or gathered for food.
What were two inventions that improved navigation?
Astrolabe and compass.
Who was Fernand Magellan?
European sailor whose expedition was the first to circumnavigate the world.
What was the Mayflower Compact?
It was a plan for government that the Pilgrims created.
In what ways did horses change life for the Comanche?
Horses made it easier to hunt and travel and became a measure of wealth.
List three ways the Northwest Indians used wood.
Canoes, houses, and totem poles.
How was Christopher Columbus's route to Asia different from those of earlier explorers?
Columbus wanted to find a route west across the Atlantic ocean instead of south around Africa.
Who was Mansa Musa?
King of Mali who traveled to Mecca; and set up trade with the cities he visited.
Why was it so easy for England to take control of New Amsterdam?
The colonists were so unhappy with their governor that they refused to fight the English.
What is barter?
A form of trade in which items are exchanged without money.
in what way were the lives of the eastern and western Indians different?
Who were the Aztecs?
Aztects were people living in a powerful empire in present-day Mexico.
Who was Hernan Cortes
Spanish explorer who conquered the Aztec Empire.
Jamestown:
The first permanent English settlement in north America.
/Who governed the Haudenosaunee League?
Chiefs of the five nations in the confederation.
How did the climate affect the different types of homes of the Woodland Indians?
In the warm south, the Indians built houses without walls. In the colder north, homes were built with deerskin and bark for walls.
Why did priests travel to New Spain and what did they do there?
Spanish priests set up missions to spread Christianity.
What is Circumnavigation?
The action or process of sailing or otherwise traveling around the world.
New France:
Settled by fur trappers and missionaries in present-day Canada.