Historical Europeans
This Genevan man, funded by Spain, "discovered" the New World, along with giving rise to the early Spanish Empire
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This confederation in New England used consensus to make decisions in their matriarchy, & used European guns to fight the Algonquin
Who are the Iroquois/Haudenosaunee?
In around 1000 AD, these groups of Nordics sailed west, & found Greenland, along with now-in-day Newfoundland
Who are the Vikings?
The Spaniards, specifically Christopher Columbus, thinking they found southern Asia, called the natives this totally inaccurate name
What are Indians?
The American continents are named after this man, who was mistaken by one person who named them, to be the first person to discover them
Who is Amerigo Vespucci?
This now-in-day South American nation's name derives from the stilted houses of a village, that reminded the discoverers of a "little Venice"
What is Venezuela?
The Yucatan peninsula, not only being the location of the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs, also held this civilization that built Chichen Itza
Who are the Mayan Civilization/Empire?
In the 15th century of this nation, Zheng He's flee of ships were thought to find a route to the American Continents
What is China?
This common drug, said by the Iroquois it originated from the head of Atahensic, then used as a medicine, & is used in today's cigarettes
What is Tobacco?
This group of islands in the Caribbean, consisting of Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamacia, the Bahamas, and Puerto Rico were the first parts of the New World to be "discovered"
What are the Greater Antilles?
The Musica Civilisation in now-in-day Columbia, had a myth of a city made of gold and symbolized devotion, that eventually turned into a Disney film
What is El Dorado?
Evidence suggests these sea travelling people found the New World, and had notable sweet potato cultivation
Who are the Polynesians?
This kind of bird, that used to be confused with a country, was indigenous to now-in-day Mexico, United States, and Canada, & is now used in seasonal celebrations
What is the Turkey?
In the middle of Mexico/Mesoamerica, a large empire lied, that had great innovations of agriculture, military, and culture for their time
Who are the Aztecs?
Roughly 14,000 to 24,000 years ago, people crossed this land bridge from the Chukchi Peninsula to Alaska, and inhabited the Americas
What is the Bering Straight (Beringia)?
This controversial "fruit" originated in the Andes Mountains of Ecuador, Peru, & Northern Chile
What are Tomatoes?
Magellan, a Spanish explorer found the Straight of Magellan, in southern Chile, that connected the Pacific and Atlantic, but he really wanted to find a trade route westwards to what?
What are the East Indies?
The Spanish Empire conquered a large majority of the the 2 continents, and seizing this land of a former empire in now-in-day Peru, with usage of agriculture, iron, wheels, and extensive road networks
What is the Inca Empire?
Invented in the Caribbean, these raised groups of fibers were used to be laid on, & mainly used for sleeping, as well as protection from insects
What is the Hammock?