What was the earliest civilization in the Americas, and where was it located?
Olmec, Mesmoamerica
what is a conquistador?
A Spanish Soldier
What views were shared by Native American groups?
Indivisual ownership to crops
What improvement to the carvel made it easier to steer than the older gallons?
Rudder in the back, triangular sails
Ghana, Mali, and Songhi were the first three powerful West African Kingdoms. how were they simillar?
1. All grew wealthy from trade
2. All controled the golden trade routes
3. All ruled strong goverments
What is a plantation?
A large Farm
What were the three problems that JamesTown faced?
1. Lack of food/Starvation
2. Disease
3. conflict with Native Americans, and Colonists
When sea levels fell during the Ice Age, what was exposed that allowed pepole to cross from Aisa into the Americas?
A thin strip of land/ Bering land bridge
The Spanish Crown controlled migration to the new lands it discoverd and requierd that only who be allowed to settle there?
Christians
Who describes an ideal society based on justice in the republic?
Plato
What place was Coronado the first European to discover?
Grand Canyons