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The first Americans
Explorers
MISC
100
When European explorers first arrived in the New World, they were met by this group of people.
What is Native Americans
100
This group of people were the first Europeans to discover North America, over 500 years before Christopher Columbus. (Vikings, Egyptians, Turks.)
Who are the Vikings.
100
This instrument helps you find direction, using the magnetic pull from the North Pole.
What is a compass.
200
Native Americans, are beleived to have migrated from this continent. Asia, Europe, Antarctica.
What is Asia.
200
The first European explorers thought that they could find a water route for trade to this continent. (Austrailia, Africa, Asia.)
What is Asia
200
Sailors often turned to the stars to find their way while at sea, the study of the stars is called (geography, astronomy, mathematics.)
What is astronomy.
300
This group of people, were known as hunters and gathers. They followed their food sources, and never stayed in one place for a long period of time.
What are Nomads.
300
This man was credited for being the first European to discover North America in 1492.
Who Christopher Columbus.
300
This is an area and the group of people who are ruled by one leader. (class, civilization, empire.)
What is an empire.
400
In the Incan and Aztec cultures of South America, the people worshiped more then one of these....
What are Gods.
400
This man was thought to be a God by the Aztec people. (Christopher Columbus, Hernan Cortez, Ponce De Leon.)
Who is Hernan Cortez.
400
This is a sheet of moving ice....
What is a glacier.
500
This was a major food source for early nomadic people (wooly mammoths, deer, sushi, squirrels.)
What are wooly mammoths.
500
This precious medal was in abundance in Mexico and South America, and drove many explorers to seek wealth.
What is Gold
500
What body of water did the European explorers have to cross to get to North and South America? (Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, Atlantic Ocean.)
What is the Atlantic Ocean.