Coming to America
What is a narrow strip of land that connects to land masses called?
A land bridge
BCE means?
Before Common Era
Where did the Moundbuilders live?
Ohio River Valley/Mississippi River areas.
What was the original goal of exploring (Started by the portugese)
Find a trade route to China
True or False: In 1492, most people believed the Earth was flat.
False, it was common knowledge by that time that the Earth was Round.
The earliest humans were thought to have come from this part of the world.
What is Northern Africa
What time are we in now according to the timeline?
Common Era
Were the Moundbuilders sedentary or nomadic? Explain.
Sedentary because they planted crops and lived in one area.
Who were the 5 biggest European Countries to explore and colonize?
Spain, France, England, Portugal, and The Netherlands
True or False: Christopher Columbus eventually stepped foot in the Americas
False: CC only stepped foot on islands on the Caribbean, never the Mainland
The ancient people came to the Americas around this time
30,000-20,000 BCE
What were the first group of Moundbuilders called?
The Adina
What group built mounds primarily in our area that is now Southern WV?
Adina
Why was the regular trade route through the Red Sea and Egypt not ideal?
You would have to pay tolls and taxes throughout the route
Daily Double!
Why did Columbus and the Spanish first start calling the native Americans by the name Indians?
They thought they were in the East Indies instead of the Americas.
The first groups of people to live in America practiced a _______________ life style.
Nomadic
The middle group of Moundbuilders were the...
Hopewell
Where is the largest mound in WV (Graves Creek Mound) located?
Moundsville, WV
What European country first landed in the Americas during the Age of Exploration? (NOT THE FIST EUROPEANS IN THE NEW WORLD)
Spain
This Native American Civilization was wiped out by the Spanish (There are three answers)
Aztecs, Mayans, and Incas
Why did the people of ancient times come across the land bridge from Asia to North America?
Hunting and following large animals
The latest group of moundbuilders, the Mississippians build what on top of their Mounds?
Houses, temples, and important buildings
How can you tell the Moundbuilders had a trading network?
They had pearl beads, feathers, and goods that could only come from distant locations in their burial mounds.
What group of Europeans came over around 600 years before Columbus and the Spanish?
Leif Erickson and the Vikings
When the Spanish Conquistadores came over, what did they bring that led to the most deaths among native americans?
Disease