Geography
What is the Equator?
This imaginary line divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
This group of Indigenous peoples lived in the Southwestern part of North America. What is the name of this early Native American tribe?
The Pueblo Tribe
This empire was the first major West African empire and controlled the gold–salt trade.
Ghana Empire
European explorers were searching for new trade routes to what continent?
Asia
Who played at the Super Bowl last year?
Eagles vs. Chiefs
What continent is the country of Canada located in?
North America
Why was the buffalo (bison) so important to Indigenous peoples?
This natural resource was especially important to Plains Indigenous peoples for food, clothing, and tools.
This powerful ruler of Mali is known for his wealth and pilgrimage to Mecca.
Mansa Musa
What invention helped sailors determine direction while at sea?
Compass
What is Ms. Yeter's exact birth date?
List all the continents.
Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia.
Archeologists predict that the earliest settlement in North America was how many thousand years ago?
12,000-18,000 years ago (based on fossils)
What two goods were valuable and traded along Trans-Saharan trade routes?
Gold and salt
Which explorer is credited with sailing to the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What date are your Stone Middle School course selection forms due?
February 27th
What ocean separates North America from Europe?
The Atlantic Ocean
True or False? Christopher Columbus discovered North America. Explain your answer.
False. While Christopher Columbus’s 1492 voyage initiated lasting European contact with the Americas, he did not discover North America. Indigenous peoples had lived there for thousands of years.
This empire followed Mali and became a center of learning with the city of Timbuktu.
Songhai Empire
What were the big three motivations for European Exploration?
Glory (power), God (Christianity), Gold (money)
If you forget your homework at home, what will you not have this in class?
Your homework
What is a map legend (or key) and what does it include- give examples?
Scales, geographic features and compass rose to help us read maps accurately.
Archaeological discoveries of early Indian settlements have been made at _________ _______, Virginia. On the _____________ River in southeastern Virginia.
Cactus Hill & Nottoway
Islam spread through West Africa largely because of this.
Trade
French explorer, Robert La Salle, got involved in the ____ trade and made a lot of money.
Fur
Who is playing in the Super Bowl this year?
Seahawks vs. Patriots