Early Peoples & Migration
This physical feature allowed early nomadic peoples to cross from Asia into North America around 36,000 years ago
Land Bridge (Beringia)
This early civilization is renowned for carving giant stone heads
Olmec
Europeans were seeking a sea route to Asia in the 1400s primarily for this economic reason
Finding a shorter and cheaper trade routes because Silk Road goods were too expensive
This Spanish conquistador led the military expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.
Hernán Cortés
How old is Mr. King
28
This major environmental change caused the land bridge to submerge and dissapear
Rising sea levels (or melting of glaciers)
This civilization developed a high accurate 365 day calendar, hieroglyphic writing, and the concept of zero!
Mayans
This explorer believed he had reached Asia (the Indies) when he landed in the Caribbean in 1492.
Christopher Columbus
Name three places Spain focused its colonial expansion in
Mexico, Central America, South America, Florida
The general term for people who continuously move from place to place in search of food.
Nomads (or nomadic peoples)
The discovery and adoption of this major practice allowed nomadic humans to settle down in one place instead of travelling for food
Agriculture (or farming)
This civilization build their capital city of Tenochtitlan and conquered surrounding tribes until defeated by Spanish explorers
Aztecs
Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama is credited with this major navigational feat.
Discovered the first all-sea route to Asia by sailing around Africa
This European country established permanent colonies along the Atlantic Coast of North America.
What lucrative trade item drove French exploration and relationships with Native tribes
Beaver Pelt
What are the "Big 3" basic elements North American tribes had to adapt to in order to survive
This South American empire built impressive structures with perfectly carved stone and terrace farms along the Andes Mountains
Beyond finding a trade route to Asia, what were three primary motivations for Christopher Columbus's voyages.
Gold (wealth), Glory (fame/power), and God (Spreading Christianity)
France established trade networks and settlements along these geographic features in the interior of North America.
Mississippi River, Great Lakes, and surrounding Interior regions
The Inca system of keeping records using knotted colored strings instead of a written alphabet.
Quipu
Give one specifc example of how North American tribes adapted to their environment
Building specific homes/shelter (pueblos, igloos, plank houses) Farming crops, or hunting local wildlife.
Name two factors that were a major cause for the decline and fall of Indigenous empires in the Americas
Diseases (Like Smallpox) and Conquest / Military invasion by Conquistadors
The Spanish term used to describe a conqueror who takes control of a nation or group of people by force.
Conquistador
Name two major consequences that occurred when European powers competed for land in the Americas
Warfare / Conflicts between European Powers, Displacement / Loss of land & lives of the Native Americans
The Spanish established these to convert Native Americans to Christianity
Missions