Vocabulary
What is Geography?
The study of Earth and its people
What are the 2 most common used maps?
Physical and Political maps
Why did people migrate?
to search for food and hunting land
Why did the Europeans launch the first crusade?
To take back control of Christianity
When did Pedro Alvares Cabral set sail with 13 ships from Lisbon to India?
1498
What is a region?
A group of places that share features in common with others.
A system for braking time into units and keeping track of those units is call a ______?
Calendar
What civilization was located in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, and Belize?
They Maya
What is the Renaissance?
The rebirth of Greek and Roman Ideas
When did Leif Eriksson explore Canada?
1000
What are merchants?
Buyer, Seller, Trader
What does a Historian do?
Historians study and write about people and events of the past.
What civilization made terraces for farming?
The Incas
How did the printing press help people?
made it easier to print books and share new information.
When did Bartolomeu Dias travel from Lisbon to the southernmost part of Africa?
1487
What were crusades?
Expeditions
If I took a picture of an airplane taking off I am an example of what kind of source?
Primary Source
What Native American tribe was located on the Ohio River Valley?
Adena
What happened to Ghana?
Ghana was attacked by Almoravids, ending their empire.
When did Ferdinand Magellan explore the southernmost tip of South America and named the Pacific Ocean?
1520
What is a cartographer?
a mapmaker
What do we use to display types of information such as percentages, numbers, and amounts?
Charts, Diagrams, and Graphs
What did the Northern People use to make houses?
Snow
What became a center of Islamic art and learning?
Timbuktu
When did Amerigo Vespucci explore the coast of South America?
1499