Vocabulary
Native Americans
Spain/Columbus
Explorers
Miscellaneous
100
to move from place to place
What is migrate
100
Mayan, Incan and Aztec
What are the three civilizations that lived but died out due to European disease?
100
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
Who did Columbus ask for money to find a new route to Asia?
100
America got its name from....
Amerigo Vespucci
100
immunity
Many Native Americans died from disease because they lacked....
200
many communities together sharing language, religion, art, etc.
What is a civilization?
200
Inuit
Who are the Native Americans that live in Alaska?
200
Took over Central and South America through overtaking the Incas and Aztecs.
The Spanish
200
The first man to sail around the world was...
Magellen
200
Spain
Columbus claimed the Caribbean Island for which country?
300
Spanish soldier/explorer
What is a conquistador?
300
Native Americans that lived in Southwest North America, built homes in the side of mountain cliffs.
Who are the Pueblos?
300
The Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria
What are the names of Columbus' ships?
300
Henry Hudson
Who is the Hudson River named after?
300
Northwest Passage
What is the name of the passage the European explorers were so desperate to find?
400
A person who goes to other places to spread the word of Christianity.
What is a missionary?
400
Native Americans that lived in Northeast North America.
Who are the Iroquois and Algonquin?
400
1492
What year did Columbus leave Spain?
400
Caribbean Island
Where does Columbus land?
400
Africa
What large continent was in the way of finding an EASTWARD passage to Asia?
500
densely populated villages with farms, markets and streets
What is a sedentary society?
500
The sun, moon, crops, sky, rivers and animals.
What gods did the Native American's worship?
500
Oct. 10, 1492
What date did Columbus in the West Indes?
500
Put him in a boat and he was never heard from again.
Who is Henry Hudson?
500
The Americas
What large group of continents were in the way of finding a Northwest Passage?