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Why was Spain claiming land in North America controversial?
Spanish explorers seized (took) land already inhabited by Native Indians
What evidence is there that Vikings had been to North America before Columbus?
Vikings left written records
Archaeological evidence
Although different one religious belief shared by American Indians was their connection with what/who
Physical environment
A society
Civilization
What prompted the Renaissance?
Increase in travel due to trade
Cultural Diffusion (Indians learning to farm)
Converting to Christianity
What was the greatest effect of glaciers for the ancient humans?
Creation of the land bridge to cross from Asia to America
Sundreid brick
adobe
Olmec civilization was able to support cities because why
surplus of food
Why did the Pueblo Indians hold a harvest ceremony?
To celebrating the ripening of corn
True or false?
The environment in the Arctic differed from that of the environment in the Southeast and greatly influenced the Indian groups lives that lived in these areas
TRUE
Spanish word for villages
Pueblos
What inspired Benjamin Franklin to untie colonists in 1700?
Iroquois league
WHat was the outcome of Zheng He's voyages?
Expanded China's trade and influenced other civilizations
What was the purpose of the astrolabe?
TO keep ships on course
Determine latitude
A series of wars fought by Christians to control the region then known as the Holy Land or Palestine
Crusades
What was the importance of Magellan's voyage? It proved there was what
an all water route West to Asia
What was different about the Chinese civilization from other ancient civilizations?
Physically and politically isolated from all others (remember they thought they were the only and best civilization)
Which god influenced the Aztec culture the most?
Sun god
a moment in history that marks a decisive change
turning point