First Americans
Where did the First Americans come from?
Asia
Immunity
Resistance to infection or disease.
Who reached the Americas in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Which two countries sponsored expeditions to explore the new world?
Spain and Portugal
How did the development of Agriculture change the lifestyles of Native Americans?
They switched from nomadic lifestyles to settling in certain areas and farming the land.
Caravel
A small fast Portuguese ship that has three sails on it.
Which explorer is America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
What was Columbus originally trying to find when he discovered the Americas?
A trade route to Asia/India
A complex system of learning, religion, and government.
Circumnavigate
Sail around the world
Which explorer showed that it was possible to sail around Africa to get to India?
List at least one Native American civilization that ruled in either Mesoamerica or North America.
Maya, Aztec, Inca
What was the name of the land bridge that the first Americans walked across to reach America?
Beringia
Domestication of animals
To train or tame an animal.
Which explorer was the first to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas?
Vasco Balboa
Name three things exchanged back and forth in the Columbian Exchange
North America to Europe: Corn, Potatoes, Tobacco, etc.
Europe to North America: Disease, livestock, sugarcane
Tell me each region that the following tribes were located in.
Navajo-
Sioux-
Cherokee-
Navajo- Southwest
Sioux- Plains
Cherokee- Southeast
Astrolabe
An instrument that uses positions of the stars to plan a course.
The Fountain of Youth
List three advantages the Natives had over the Europeans.
List three advantages the Europeans had over the Natives.
Native Advantages- Knew the land (home land advantage) knew the climate, and had more resources.
European Advantages- Brought diseases, advanced weaponry, and more people.