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Section 1 The First Inhabitants (Page 49)
Section 2 Indian Life/European Contact (Page 58)
Section 3 European Explorers (Page 72)
Section 4 The Lost Colony (Page 76)
Miscellaneous
100
A carved stick with a sharp object used for hunting and protection
What is atlatl?
100
A variation in the pronunciation of words
What is a dialect?
100
A journey for a specific purpose
What is an expedition?
100
A group of people who settle in a distant land but are still under the rule of their native land
What is a colony?
100
The second prehistoric culture from this chapter
What is the Archaic period?
200
A long-lasting and nourishing food used in prehistoric culltures
What is pemmican?
200
All tribes planted corn, beans, and squash...known as the...
What are the "Three Sisters?"
200
The name of the passage Raleigh and Gilbert wanted to find in 1578 in order for English to grow in wealth
What was the Northwest Passage?
200
The most famous of the so-called English Sea Dogs
Who was Francis Drake?
200
Many scientists believe the first people came to North America across a land bridge at what is now the...
What is the Bering Strait?
300
The beliefs, traditions, and social institutions of a group of people who share common experiences
What is culture?
300
The person who gave the Catawba Indians their name
Who was Juan Pardo?
300
Italian explorer working for the king of France
Who was Giovanni da Verrazano?
300
The first baby born to English settlers in the New World
Who was Virginia Dare?
300
This word comes from the Latin meaning "old stone"
What is Paleolithic?
400
Scientists who discover and explain evidence of human habitation
What are archaeologists?
400
An extended family of people with a common ancestor
What is a clan?
400
People who tried to convert the natives to Christian beliefs and habits
Who were Catholic priests?
400
An artist who became governor of the Lost Colony
Who was John White?
400
The name of the prehistoric culture that lasted from 800 BC to 1500 AD
What is the Mississippian culture?
500
A very important festival in Mississippian villages
What was the Green Corn Ceremony?
500
A Native American medicine man
What is a conjurer?
500
The year the first Europeans known to set foot on what became North Carolina...
1524
500
One of the two commanders sent by Walter Raleigh to the New World
Who were Amadas and Barlowe?
500
The name of the scientist who recorded many journal entries and observations in the New World
Who was Thomas Harriot?