Prehistoric Culture
European Explorers
Vocabulary
Economy
Geography
100
The oldest prehistoric period.
What is the pre-projectile point period?
100
Convinced Spain to fund his voyage by promising to spread Catholicism and send back wealth.
Who is Christopher Columbus
100
A person who has been persuaded to change his religion or beliefs.
What is a convert?
100
Growing just enough food to meet needs.
What is subsistence farming?
100
The climate and geography of New England.
What is hard and rocky soil/ cold climate?
200
This period has the most advanced villages with wattle and daub homes, mounds, and palisades.
What is the Mississippian Period?
200
One of the earliest Europeans to explore the coast of SC.
Who was Francisco Gordillo?
200
A professional pirate hired by a nation to attack the ships of rival nations and steal valuable cargo.
What is a privateer?
200
A poor person who agreed to work for someone who paid their travel expenses to a colony.
What is an indentured servant?
200
This Quaker capital's Greek name means "brotherly love"?
What is Philadelphia?
300
This prehistoric culture was the first to use a bow and arrows and started to decorate pottery with geometric shapes.
What is the Woodland Period?
300
A famous Spanish conquistador who claimed New Spain and La Florida, establishing the first settlement in North America.
Who is Hernando Cortes OR Francisco Pizarro?
300
A person who provides money to start a business with the hope of making profit in return.
What is an investor?
300
This region of colonies grew tobacco, rice, and indigo to make money.
What are the Southern Colonies?
300
This region of colonies' climate caused disease to spread quickly.
What is Southern colonies' wet and warm climate?
400
Developed the atlatl to propel spears farther and faster.
What is the Archaic Period?
400
Started the first Spanish settlement in SC.
Who is Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon?
400
Acceptance for other beliefs.
What is tolerance?
400
This region of colonies grew grain, raised cattle, and traded furs to make money.
What are the Middle Colonies?
400
This harbor town became a major port city in Massachusetts.
What is Boston?
500
This is the order of the periods from earliest to latest.
What are the Pre-Projectile Point, Paleo, Archaic, Woodland, and Mississippian?
500
French Huguenot leader who wanted to settle in SC, but ended up in Parris Island.
Who is Jean Ribault?
500
People who disagree or broke away from the Church of England.
What are dissenters?
500
This region of colonies grew grains, built ship, and fished to make money.
What are the New England colonies?
500
The biggest southern city during colonial period.
What is Charles Town?
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