Vocabulary
Wandering, moving about from place to place
Nomadic
What country did Christopher Columbus travel for?
Spain
Name at least 3 North American tribes we discussed in class.
Navajo, Iroquois, Creek, Cherokee, Seminole
What continents are apart of the Old World?
North and South America
List the four main countries who settled in the New World.
Spain, France, England, Portugal
A spanish explorer.
Conquistador
What English colony completely disappeared?
The lost colony of Roanoke.
What type of religion did Native Americans?
Their polytheistic
Name one of the diseases introduced to the New World by Native Americans.
Smallpox, Chickenpox, Measles, etc.
What continents are apart of the Old World?
Europe, Asia, and Africa
Regions know to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas.
Old World
What percentage of the Native population passed away as a result of European exploration?
90
Which Native American tribe were known for the code talkers in World War II?
Navajo
Name one crop or livestock that came from the Old World.
Potatoes, tomatoes, turkeys.
Horses, pigs, cattle, wheat, rice
An economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and selling more goods than they bought.
Mercantilism
What crop saved the Jamestown colony?
Tobacco
What are the three sisters in agriculture?
Beans, corn, and squash
What modern day island did Columbus land on?
Haiti and Dominican Republic
What were the main motivations for exploration?
God, gold, and glory
Laborer who agreed to work without pay for a certain time in exchange for passage to America
Indentured servant
What good was traded by Europeans for African Slaves.
Weapons or guns.
What type of houses did the Iroquois live in?
Longhouses
What mountain range is in South America?
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