Reading 1
Where did the Vikings establish settlements?
New World and Newfoundland
Who were the first migrants to the North American Continent?
Those who crossed the land bridge from Asia to North America thousands of years ago.
What is a summary? How is it different from a paraphrase?
A short, general statement of the main ideas of a reading, without the details.
Scandinavian seafarers; Eric the Red and Leif, his son
How was the New World populated?
A combination of European exploration, the native presence of indigenous people, and the slave trade--the majority of the population coming from the second two.
How did the African political systems differ from the European political systems at the time of exploration?
Africans - loose control/autonomous
Europeans - strong, powerful monarchs
What conditions made exploration unlikely before the 15th century?
provincial loyalties, lack of classical education, and deadly plagues (sickness)
What is an inference?
What regulations did the West Africans impose on the Portuguese?
Tolls; restricted business to forts at the mouths of major rivers
Why is the order of sentences important in a paragraph? What connections may the order indicate?
Because they need to follow a logical flow. The logical flow may indicate a compare/contrast relationship, a statement and example, or a statement and explanation.
What is the best way to learn content-specific vocabulary?
From the context of a sentence/paragraph
What collocations are used with the adverb "even?" What does the word mean by itself?
even though, even if, even today, even so, even before
"Even" is used to emphasize something surprising or unexpected