What was the main reason humans came to the Americas?
they were following the animals they hunted
The Hopi and the Zuni were best known as
farmers who stayed in one place
To Harvest means...
to take and gather crops
A COMPASS has a _______________ arrow that points North.
magnetic
Physical Maps show...
Landforms
Why did a land bridge form between Asia and the Americas?
the ocean levels dropped revealing land
The Tlingit and the Navajo share...
native tongues
To Sponsor means...
to pay for voyages
A _________ __________________ is a movable, flat piece of wood or metal that helps to steer a ship.
stern rudder
Artic and Subarctic people were able to survive the long, cold winters, by...
-Made clothes out of animal skin
- Hunted fish along the whales, seals, walruses
- built permanent houses, partially underground
- used every part of the animals they killed
What happened to make hunter-gatherers switch to farming?
the animals they were hunting died off
The main reason the five separate Iroquois groups joined together was because...
they were fighting with outsiders
Diverse means...
containing many types of people or things
A _________________is a strong SAILING ship used for long voyages.
carrack
Native Americans could not keep Europeans out of their lands because…
- Europeans made better weapons out of metal
- Native Americans had no resistance to diseases
Did the people of the Pacific Northwest use more resources than they needed?
No, they would use whatever they needed
Hernan Cortes and his soldiers were able to conquer the Aztecs because...
they had horses and swords
To Export something is to...
selling something from our country to another country
Why did European leaders begin to SPONSOR exploration?
Europeans could no longer use the Silk Road
Where does Ms. Ghareeb also work and what she do there?
Home Depot
Cashier
Why were the jobs of boys and girls in the Great Plains important for when they became adults?
their jobs as kids prepared them for jobs as adults
A Prairie is...
grassland
A _________________ is an instrument that MEASURES the position of stars in the sky.
Astrolabe
Tenochtitlán is different today than when it was the Aztec capital because...
It was destroyed and replaced by Mexico city
What Grade was Ms. Ghareeb teaching before she came to HCCS?
8th Grade