Vocabulary
The prevailing weather conditions in a particular area
Climate
The oldest pair of pants was found in this country
CHina
The Three Sisters crops included which plants?
Corn, beans, squash
Country European explorers were actually looking for
Asia
Who is the president of the United States of America?
Joe Biden
The process of one country claiming land and creating settlements in another area
Colonization
the verbal sharing and retelling of stories and information; a main method of preserving past knowledge before people developed systems of writing
Oral Tradition
A mountain range in eastern North America that extends from Alabama into Canada
Appalachian Mountains
Religion Europeans sought to spread throughout the world
Christianity
Who is the principal of Washington Middle School?
Cindy Olson
a group of states or countries under the control of one ruler
Empire
Firsthand accounts, or original materials of history
Primary source
Indigenous people of the Great Plans relied upon which animal?
American Bison
The transfer of goods, agricultural products, diseases, animals, plant life, and people across the Atlantic Ocean starting in 1492
Columbian Exchange
Who is the governor of Wisconsin?
Tony Evers
The study of past and present human cultures
Anthropology
How long ago did people migrate to the region that would become known as North America?
18,000 years ago
A natural resource found in the Southwest region of America
Clay
16th-century armed explorer-soldier; conquered lands for Spain in Central and South America in the 16th century
Conquistador
How many students go to Washington Middle School?
711
The original or native inhabitants of a place
Indigenous
Someone who learns about the past by planning and completing excavations, sometimes called "digs," to uncover objects from past human lives
Archaeologist
Who is thought to be the first historian?
Herodotus
The social structure in the Spanish colony valued _________ heritage.
European
When did Wisconsin become a state?
1848