Early Civilization
What was the First civilization in North and Central America?
The Olmec
What is one "Economic" reasons for European Exploration?
To search for gold
Canada
United States
Mexico
Who has the power in the United States to veto a law?
The President
What is to blame for the fall of both the Inca and the Aztec empires?
Spanish Conquistadors
What location are people LEAST likely to settle?
What Country Colonized Quebec?
France
What is 0 degrees longitude on a map?
Prime Meridian
What is the purpose of a political map?
To show the borders and boundaries between territories?
Which empire was considered the most "Strict" and "Cruel"?
Aztec
When a person moves from one place to another that is called what?
Migration
What is the official language of Mexico?
Spanish
Latitude and longitude lines are imaginary lines that do what?
Locate a point on a map
What is culture?
Knowledge of a particular group of people including their language, religion, and arts
What percent of the people died from disease when the Spanish came to conquer the empires?
90%
What are the two most popular migration theories as to how humans made it to the Americas?
Bering Land Bridge Theory
Coastal Migration Theory
1. What is Henry Hudson known for?
2. Who was the Explorer whose crew traveled around the world, but he died on the journey?
1. Discovering a river in New York (Hudson River)
2. Ferdinand Magellan
1. Who has the right to "veto" a bill in the United States?
2. What does "veto" mean?
1. The President
2. To reject or say no
What is an import?
Goods that are shipped into a country
1. Who created the Calendar that we use today?
2. Who sacrificed humans on a daily basis?
3. Who had nearly perfect stone work with no need for mortar and had rope bridges?
1. Maya
2. Aztecs
3. Incas
Who is Lucy?
She is one of the oldest human remains found in Africa, she died over 3 millions years ago.
How old do you have to be in order to run for the President of the United States?
35
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of ideas, goods, resources, and diseases between the two Western and Eastern hemispheres that began during the European exploration.
What is economy?
The wealth and resources of a country or region
How did early man transition from being nomads to living in complex civilizations? (Think of our Nomads play with OG and GOG...). What was the steps from start to finish?
1. Plant own crops
2. They trapped animals and raised livstock
3. They began to trade with their tribe members
4. They began trading with larger groups outside their tribes near the river bend.
5. They began to build permanent structures at trade points and organized government and economies