Vocabulary
A political unit that controls a city and its surrounding land.
City-state
What major impact did the development of farming have on the early settlers of the Americas
Farming allowed for the people to stay in one place/ The surplus of food from farming allowed for population growth and the development of civilizations.
Name the Cultural Region:
Canyons, mountains, deserts, mesas, dry and hot climate, the Colorodo River, and the Rio Grande are all physical features from which Native American region?
Southwest
Describe life on the manor in feudal Europe.
The manor included the lords castle and the lands around it. Kings divided their lands to nobles who in return provided military service and loyalty.
Peasants where at the bottom of the social class. They worked the lands, farming. They could not leave without the lord's permission.
Name 3 items that came from Europe, Africa, and Asia to the Americas.
Wheat
sugar
bananas
rice
grapes
olive oil
dandelions
horses
pigs
cows
goats
chickens
Cord or string with knots used by the Incas to keep records.
Quipu
What are the 5 features of a civilization?
Cities
Organized Government
Social Class System
Complex Religion
Record Keeping
Deer-skin skirts, clay and grass houses, and plows are artifacts from which Native American Region?
Southeast
Trade route that linked China and the Middle East. Name two dangers travelers faced on this route.
Silk Road
Dangers: Desert storms, hunger, bandits
Who sponsored Christopher Columbus and why?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella. They were looking for spices in Asia.
The entire way of life of a people. It includes their homes, clothing, economy, arts and government.
Culture
Most scientists believe during the Ice Age, ancient people following the herds of animals, crossed a land bridge from Asia to North America.
Buffalo-skin robes, tepees, and bows and arrows are artifacts from which Native American cultural region?
Great Plains
If you made a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 you may have made contact with this wealthy emperor from Africa.
Mansa Musa
Why is Christopher Columbus still honored as the sea captain who "discovered America," even though we know Indians had settled the lands long before Columbus arrived?
Europeans knew nothing about the Americas until Columbus told them about the "new world." His voyage marked the beginning of lasting contact between people from Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
A series of Holy Wars fought by the Christians to gain control of the Holy Land from the Muslims
Crusades
This South American civilization made great advances in astronomy and mathematics. They developed a system of numbers that included the concept of zero.
The Maya
Wood plank houses, cedar bark capes, and seal harpoons are artifacts from which Native American Cultural region?
Northwest Coast
What was the period of rebirth in Europe that sparked a burst of learning and technological innovation called?
Renaissance
Who led the Viking sailors to reach the eastern tip of North America in 1001?
Leif Erikson
To sail completely around the world
Circumnavigation
What was the earliest know civilization in the Americas?
Willow pole shelters, rabbit skin robes, and seed beaters are artifacts from which Native American cultural region?
Great Basin
Portugal was an early leaders in the search for a new trade route to Asia and for the source of African gold. In 1488 where did Bartolomeu Dias reach?
Southern tip of Africa
Name 3 items that came from the Americans during the Columbian Exchange.
maize/corn
potatoes
beans
peanuts
squash
pumpkins
peppers
pineapples
tomatoes
cocoa