Earliest Americans
What allowed the population to grow rapidly
Surplus of food
First major civilization in Mexico
Olmec
Who benefited the most out of the Columbian Exchnage
Old World
Explorer who brought the Netherlands to the Americas due to his exploration
Henry Hudson
Ate meat and used hides to make tepees
Great Plains
After large animals began to disappear hunters had to change their ways of life, how?
Hunter gathers
Began growing crop
Why would the subjects be resentful and turn on the Aztecs
Human sacrifice
Forced to labor
Where did most of the crops from the Columbian Exchange come from
New Wolrd
Reform for Natives
Bartolome de las Casas
Hunted large mammals and lived in cold temperatures
Inuit
What would be the main reason to move to the Americas
Following the big animals
Built pyramid temples with human sacrifices held on top to please the gods
Aztecs
Crops from the New World
Maize
First Spaniard to set foot in the United States
Juan Ponce de Leon
Built houses on wooden frames covered in straw hats. Their land supported farming
Southeast
What are the Beringia theories and what does it describe
Land Bridge
Coastal
Moving to the Americas to find big game
Charted movements of planets, developed numbers and glyphic writing
Mayas
Animals brought from the New World to Old World
Turkey
Significant outcome of Marquette and Joliet exploration of the Mississippi river?
Provided information about the river and its potential for trade
Pueblo people live in this area
Southwest
What allowed animals to migrate to North America
Water levels dropped
What weakened the Inca ruler of Atahualpa
Civil war with his brother
Francisco Pizarro took advantage of the situation
What are two groups that were negatively affected by the the Columbian Exchange
Native Americans and Africans
Founded Quebec and is called the "Father of New France"
Samuel de Champlain
Lived in land from Alaska to north California. They had permanent shelters made out of wood.
Northwest