Vocabulary
Native Americans
Explorers
Exploration
Final Jepordy
100
This is a thick sheet of ice
Glacier
100
Who were the Native Americans
The first people to live in the Americas
100
He wanted to found a new route to Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean.
Christopher Columbus
100
Which European country had established a large empire in the Americas?
Spain
100
These people moved around from place to place in search of food
Hunter-gatherers
200
This is the movement of people from place to place.
Migration
200
Describe the relationship between the Native Americans and the Spanish
The Spanish stole land from the Native Americans and forced many of them into slavery
200
His crew was the first to circumnavigate (sail around) the earth.
Ferdinand Magellan
200
What was the Bering Land Bridge?
An exposed piece of land that connected Asia with present day Alaska
300
These people were Spanish worriors who conquered much of the Americas
Conquistadors
300
Name a factor that lead to the decrease in the Native American Population
Disease Forced into slavery Some ran away
300
America was named after this explorer
Amerigo Vespucci
300
Many explorers set out to find this water route to Asia
The Northwest passage
400
This is a large estate farmed by many workers
Plantation
400
The decline in the Native American population led to...
The salve trade
400
What did Prince Henry the Navigator accomplish?
He set up a school to teach men how to become sailers
400
Why were early European Explorers interested in the Americas.
They were in search of the Northwest Passage
500
What is culture?
A group's set of common values and traditions
500
Why did different Native American groups adapt differently to their environment?
They all settled in different areas and had to adapt to the area where they lived
500
He set out to find a Northwest Passage. During his journey his crew formed a mutiny against him. This explorer was never heard from again.
Henry Hudson
500
On the search for a northwest passage, the English, French and Dutch explored...
North America
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