Paleo Indians
Early Civilizations
Early Explorers
Columbus
Native Americans
100
What was the main food source for the Paleo-Indians
Wooly Mammoth
100
Which ancient civilization created large stone heads?
Olmec
100
Name a famous Viking
Erik the Red
Leif Erickson
100
What year did Columbus land in America? (or more accurately, the Bahamas)?
1492
100
What is the name of the first Native American settlement?
Cahokia
200
True or False: Paleo Indians migrated to North America around 30,000 BCE
True
200
This ancient civilization was known for their fierce warriors.
Aztec
200
What country is this?
Panama
200
Who hired Columbus to sail west looking for a shorter route to Asia?
Queen Isabella
200
Name a tribe that lived in the Southwest
Zuni, Pueblo, Apache, Navajo
300
Why did the Paleo-Indians keep traveling south to Central and South America?
To get to a warmer climate (this was during the Ice Age)
300
This ancient civilization built Macchu Pichu
Inca
300
Name one of the two islands the Vikings landed on.
Iceland
Greenland
300
During the early days of the Columbian exchange, which continent introduced cattle in exchange for other goods?
Europe
300
What type of house did the great plains native Americans live in?
Tee Pees
400
True or false: The Paleo-Indians had a written language
False
400
Who came first, the Maya or the Aztecs?
Aztecs
400
He was the first person to circumnavigate the world (or sail around the world).
Ferdinand Magellan
400
Name 5 (FIVE) things the Americas sent to Europe for trade in the Columbian Exchange
Bananas, Cattle, Cows, Straight citrus juice, coffee beans, horses, grapes, peaches, pig, onions, rice, sugarcane and wheat
400
Name one tribe which lived in Florida
Seminoles
500
What is the name of the land bridge which connected Asia and North America in the Ice Age?
Beringia
500
Besides a calendar, name another great achievement by the Aztecs.
Road system, writing system, language
500
He established a school for navigators and financed expeditions to the west coast of Africa.
Prince Henry the Navigator
500
What was the name of the tribe living in the Bahamas when Columbus landed?
Arawaks
500
Name 7 Native American tribes not from Washington State.
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