Americas History
As native populations decreased in the Americas from sickness, Europeans looked for new sources of labor by enslaving —-
What is Africans?
This body of water lies to the east of Mexico and borders the southeastern United States.
What is the Gulf of Mexico?
What is culture diffusion?
What is the spread of cultural beliefs and acvies from one group to another?
What mountain range runs along the western edge of South America?
What is the Andes Mountains?
What type of government did ancient Rome have?
What is a republic?
What event marked the beginning of Spanish colonization in the Americas?
What is Christopher Columbus' arrival in 1492?
This region of North America is characterized by flat grasslands and fertile soil, making it ideal for agriculture.
What is the Great Plains?
How did immigrants influence American cuisine?
What is introducing diverse culinary traditions and recipes?
Which country in South America is known for the Amazon Rainforest?
What is Brazil?
What principle means that the power belongs to the people?
What is popular sovereignty?
What civilization was known as the "Rubber People"?
What is the Olmecs
This major river influences the regions it flows through by providing fertile land, supporting trade, and aiding transportation.
What is the Mississippi River?
How did the Columbian Exchange affect food in Europe?
What is introduced new crops such as potatoes and corn, improving diets?
What river is the longest in South America?
What is the Amazon River?
What is a direct democracy?
What is a government where all eligible citizens directly vote and debate issues?
Name one disease that affected Native Americans.
What is Measles, Smallpox, and Malaria
The Mississippi River's influence in the regions it flows through includes providing fertile land for agriculture, as well as facilitating this.
What is trade and transportation?
What language is predominantly spoken in Brazil?
What is Portuguese?
What are the Pampas known for?
What is fertile plains ideal for agriculture?
What document outlines the rights of citizens in the USA?
What is the Bill of Rights?
What percentage of Native Americans died due to disease?
90%
What are the two types of regions found further north of the Canadian Shield?
What are taiga and tundra?
Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion in North America?
A. The adoption of Indigenous agricultural techniques in modern farming practices
B. The establishment of completely isolated cultural groups
C. The disappearance of all indigenous languages due to colonization
D. The absence of European influences on architecture
What is the adoption of Indigenous agricultural techniques in modern farming practices?
What type of farming is common in the Andes Mountains?
What is subsistence farming?
What type of democracy does the United States use?
What is a representative democracy/ republic?