Vocabulary
Plains, plateaus, and peninsulas are all
landforms
A landform surrounded on three sides by water
peninsula
How did Native Americans adapt to life in the dry Southwest?
used irrigation
Which event happened FIRST?
-Spanish conquistadors conquered the Aztecs and Incas
-Columbus arrived in the Americas
-English, Dutch, and French explorers looked for a northwest passage
Columbus arrived in the Americas
Which social scientist would ask questions like
-What will this society produce?
-How will it be produced?
-For whom will it be produced?
Economist
Culture could best be defined as
the way of life of a people
Central flat area of the United States where Native Americans once relied on bison for survival
Great Plains
Longhouses were communal homes made of wood and were built by what group of the Eastern Woodlands?
Iroquois
What was the sharing of plants, animals, and diseases between the New World and Old World called?
Columbian Exchange
Provide an example of a PRIMARY SOURCE
journal
diary
interview
photograph
An advanced culture with an organized government and other complex features.
civilization
Name for the land bridge that existed during the last ice age
Beringia
buffalo
How did GERMS help the Spanish conquer and take over Native American lands?
Native Americans lacked immunity and were weakened by European diseases
Which civilization lived in Central America, built floating gardens (chinampas), and were conquered by Cortes?
Aztec
To change one's way of life to the geographic surroundings is to
adapt
The ancestors of Native Americans followed herds of animals from Asia to Alaska is an example of what theme of geography?
movement
Why did the Iroquois build stockade fences around their settlements?
protection from enemies
Around 1000 A.D. the Vikings landed here, and the French eventually colonized this country by settling along the St. Lawrence River.
Canada
The Mohawk, Seneca, Onondaga, Cayuga, and Oneida were together known as the
Iroquois League
An artifact could best be defined as
a tool or other object left behind by ancient people
Mrs. Jasinski's favorite saying that demonstrates the importance of geography.
WHERE you live determines HOW you live
What was the purpose of the Iroquois League?
to bring peace and cooperation to the five tribes
Where did both the Iroquois and the Dutch live?
New York
Name one OLD WORLD animal that was introduced to the New World as a result of the Columbian Exchange.
horse, pig, cow, sheep