The Americas Before European Exploration
What are TWO names you can use to name the first people of the Americas?
Native Americans, indigenous people of America, the First People of America, American Indians, Amerindians
Which European country was the first to conquer most of the Americas?
Spain
What is the name of the largest desert in the world that traders had to cross to trade goods?
the Sahara Desert
How many regions made up the 13 Colonies?
3
Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
Name the Americas (all 4 regions)
North America, Central America (Mesoamerica), South America, Caribbean (West Indies)
Who were the Europeans to land in America?
the Vikings
Name 2 of the 3 African kingdoms that were wealthy during Africa's Renaissance.
Ghana, Mali, Songhai
What European country controlled/owned the 13 Colonies?
Britain (England)
Whose ideas did Jefferson use in the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke
Where were the Aztec, Maya, and Olmec from?
Mesoamerica (Central America)
What was the name of the system used in European kingdoms to organize people in society?
The Feudal System or Feudalism
What was the name of the richest African king who had so much wealth that he gave away gold?
Mansa Musa
What kind of government did the 13 colonies have?
a monarchy
According to John Locke, why do governments exist?
to protect people's natural rights (unalienable rights)
Where were the Inca and Moche from?
South America
In the feudal system, who held the most power at the top of the social hierarchy?
the Catholic Church
Mansa Musa made a pilgrimage to Mecca. What is a pilgrimage?
a religious journey
What was the name of the war that happened in the 13 Colonies in which Britain and the colonists worked together (before the American Revolution)?
The French and Indian War
What unalienable rights does Jefferson write about in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
What religion did Native Americans practice before Europeans arrived in the Americas and converted them to Christianity? (Name BOTH)
Polytheism and Animism
What catastrophic event ended the Middle Ages, weakened the Feudal System, and led to the Renaissance and Reformation?
The Bubonic Plague (Black Death)
What monothestic religion did Africans in Mali, like Mansa Musa, practice?
Islam (Muslim)
Why did the colonists start protesting British laws?
They did not have representation (a voice) in the government. They believed that taxation without representation was tyranny).
What is the longest part of the Declaration of Independence about?
the colonists' complaints about all of the king's wrongdoings