words to know
Native Americans
special skills
European Explorers New Routes
Explorers Search for Wealth
100
The way of life of a people in ONE place and time.
What is a civilization?
100
Crossing a Land Bridge from Asia: Many scientists believe that the first people in the Americas came from Asia over a land bridge during the Ice Age. These people traveled all the time in search of food. What do we call these people?
What are the nomads.
100
Look at the map on page 5 of your book. See the symbol for the directions--North, South, East, and West? In which direction did the nomads travel to reach the Americas?
What is East and South?
100
A settlement ruled by people from another land.
What is a colony?
100
An instrument that shows direction.
What is a compass?
200
A huge sheet of moving ice.
What is glacier?
200
Different places like Mexico, Central America, and South America become the home of many Native Americans. Over 100's of years, these people developed important cultures--ways of life of a group of people in one place and time. Some specific individual groups under this broad category are: Olmecs, Maya, Incas, and Axtecs. The broad name for these early groups is ___. (Hint: look at the bold headlines on page 7).
What are Early Native American Civilizations?
200
What kind of thinking do you have to do to figure out an answer to the questions: Why do YOU think Native American families gathered into larger groups when they settled in certain areas? What kind of THINKING do you have to do? (HINT: See page 9, under Section 1 Review)
What is Critical Thinking?
200
A person who plans the direction of a ship.
What is a navigator?
200
The study of climates and land forms. [HEY, this is a repeat question--remember it was under "words to know"]
What is geography?
300
The study of climate and different land forms.
What is geography?
300
During the Ice Age, there were many huge sheets of moving ice on the Earth. Some of the Earth's water was trapped in these ice masses. About 10,000 years ago these ice masses began to melt. Before the ice melted, nomads crossed these ice masses to get to North America. The name for these ice masses ____
What are glaciers?
300
Look at the map on page 8. In which continent (large land mass) did the Incas settle? (HINT: the color for Incas on the map is pink). The mountains are names the Andes, but the CONTINENT is named ______)
What is South America?
300
The people of Scandinavia who were big time boaters (seagoing people). When farmland became scare in their home land, some of these people sailed to other countries like Greenland and Iceland to build colonies--so their home country could have more land. The name of these Scandinavia people was ____.
What are the Vikings?
300
The study of stars and planets. [ANOTHER REPEAT]
What is astronomy?
400
The study of stars and planets
What is Astronomy?
400
When the ice melted and the North America continent was separated, 1000's of people lived in the Americas. They were the first people to live in the Americas. Today, we call these people ___.
What are Native Americans?
400
Look at the timeline on page 10. It goes from 15,000b.c. to about 1500. (NOTE: we are in 2013 now--more than 500 years beyond the timeline). Use your skill are reading timelines to figure out which civilization developed FIRST (that means the earlier on the timeline, right)? Which one: The Maya or the Olmec?
What is the Olmec civilization.
400
This Italian explorer traveled to Asia in the late 1200's. He spent 20 years there. He wrote a book about all the food, spices, beautiful silk, and other treasures that he found in this new land. His name was ____. [HINT: you may have played a game in the swimming pool that has the same name].
Who is Marco Polo?
400
This explorer lived in Italy. He dreamed of getting rich through exploration. He thought he could find a shorter route to Asia from Europe. The kind and queen of Spain (another country in Europe) said they would help pay for his exploration. In early 1492, this guy landed in North America. At first, he thought he was in the East Indies, but he was in North America. His name _____.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
500
A person who travels all the time in search of food
What is nomad?
500
After the Ice Age, many of the Native Americans changed their way of life. As nomads, they followed large herds of animals to hunt and get food. After the weather warmed up and the large animals died out, some Native Americans hunted smaller animals, and fished, and gathered food from the land or forest. Then, they started to plant gardens and farms, this meant they could do what ___ (Hint:travel or stay put?)
What is staying in one place?
500
Again: Look at the timeline on page 10. Which two Native American civilizations developed about 200 years apart? [HINT: it's not the Olmec]. So, that leaves the Maya, the Aztec, and the Inca to consider. Which 2 developed 200 years apart?
What are the Inca and the Aztec civilizations?
500
Merchants are people who buy and sell goods. The first people to get certain goods (items to sell like spices and silk) can set the price. So, why were some European Traders interested in Marco Polo's adventures? Why did they care? [HINT: This is an example of the answer being in the question.]
What is the motivation to get to new goods first--so they could set a higher price.
500
These Native Americans met Columbus when he landed on a island near modern-day Florida and South America. They were kind to Columbus, but he wanted to conquer and control them. Columbus and other Europeans went back more times. The Europeans fought these Native Americans and exposed them to European diseases and enslavement. The name of these Native Americans ___. Nearly all had died by the early 1500's.
What were the Arawaks?
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