Vocab
People
Columbus
Civilizations
100
People from whom one is descended
What is ancestors?
100
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agreed to help him with his travels.
Who is Columbus?
100
He believed the world was this shape.
What is round?
100
Began in 1200 B.C.
What is the Olmec civilization?
200
Large stretches of almost flat, nearly treeless land.
What is plains?
200
Began around 1200 B.C. in what is now Mexico, thought to be the earliest civilaization in America.
What is Olmec?
200
Columbus was trying to reach this location.
What is the Indies?
200
Began in 1300 A.D.
What is the Aztec civilization?
300
lands settled and ruled by people from other countries.
What is colonies?
300
Settled the Ohio River Valley. Known to have built great burial mounds.
What is the Hopewell Indians?
300
Name his ships! (Everyone better know this answer!!!!) :)
What is the Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria?
300
Began in 250 A.D.
What is the Mayan civilization?
400
The typical weather of a place over a period of time.
What is climate?
400
He called his new found land "Vinland" because of the grapes that grew there.
Who is Leif Ericson?
400
Who funded Columbus' voyage?
What is King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
400
Began in 1200 A.D.
What is the Inca civilization?
500
The way of life of a people who have develooped their own government, arts, and sciences.
What is civilization?
500
In 1477 this Italian trader wrote a book about his travels to the East.
Who is Marco Polo?
500
On what date did Columbus land on the island? Be specific!
What is October 12, 1492?
500
How did the first people come to America?
What is a land bridge?
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