Mesoamerica
This Mesoamerican group were the first to develop in the area.
Who are the Olmecs?
This Native American society was known for their cliff dwellings in Mesa Verde.
Who are the Ancestral Puebloans?
This country funded Columbus' explorations.
What is Spain?
This explorer, funded by Spain, thought it was possible to circumnavigate the world by sailing west from Europe.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This piece of land allowed humans to walk from Asia to the Americas.
What is the Bering Strait?
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This Mississippian group abandoned their farms and embraced a nomadic lifestyle.
Who are the Great Plains?
Why did European countries want to find a new route to Asia?
Vasco Da Gama found a new route to Asia by sailing this direction.
What is south around the Southern tip of Africa?
This is the name of a group that wanders from place to place, usually following food.
What are nomads/nomadic?
These modern-day regions make up ancient Mesoamerica.
What are Mexico and Central America?
This Native American group created a confederacy composed of 5 different tribes.
Who are the Iroquois?
What was the compromise the Pope made when both Portugal and Spain claimed control of the Western route to Asia?
Invisible line in the Atlantic Ocean that separated territories.
This was the name of the new boat that allowed Europeans to sail further and easier.
What is a caravel?
This other word for corn was influential in early American civilizations.
What is maize?
This group created a tribute empire centered in Tenochtitlan (modern day Mexico City).
Who are the Aztecs?
This tribe in modern day Arizona created extensive irrigation canals and decorative pottery.
Who are the Hohokam?
This was the main effect of the crusades on European countries.
What is starting trade between Europe and the Middle East/Asia?
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This was the breakthrough that allowed humans to transition from being nomadic to creating permanent settlements.
What is the Agricultural Revolution?
This major technological advancement allowed early societies to farm more effectively?
What is irrigation?
These TWO groups were known for buildings religious mounds.
Who are the Cahokia and southeastern tribes?
Describe how Columbus describes the Native Americans in his letter to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella.
Non hostile, accepting of gifts and trade, have gold, etc.
This was the PRIMARY motivation for Europe to explore the world.
What is to find new trade routes to Asia?
This was the separation of Christianity that directly led to Spain attacking England.
What is the Protestant Reformation?