Explorers
An Italian explorer who sailed for England and was the first to map the north east coast of North America
John Cabot
The four quadrants of the globe used to discuss location
Hemispheres
The name we give to the period of time before a culture develops writing
Pre History
Pressures that cause people to leave one area or to choose to settle in another
Push and Pull Factors
The peoples of the East, who had complex government systems and laws.
The Iroquois/ Cherokee (Algonquin Federation members)
An Italian explorer who became the first to prove that the Americas (named after him) were not part of Asia.
Amerigo Vespucci
the zero line of latitude, running like a belt around the globe
Equator
The name we give to a culture that has developed agriculture, religion and government
Civilization
Migrating to an already settled area for the purpose of gaining control of land, resources, and people.
Colonization
An early Central American Civilization, they are famous for creating an accurate calendar, huge temples, and a number system
Mayans
An Italian who made several trips to the Americas for Spain, spreading disease and exchanging people, plants, and animals.
Christopher Columbus
The zero line of longitude, running between the north and south poles
Prime Meridian
This is what the acronym used for dates after the year zero really stands for. (2 correct answers)
Anno Domini and Common Era
The “Three Gs”, the main push-pull factors that brought Europeans to the Americas.
God, Gold, Glory
The people of the north, they are famous for their dog sleds, seal skin boats and clothing, and ice homes
Inuit
A Portuguese captain who sailed for Spain, his crew circumnavigated the world although he was killed in the Philippines
Ferdinand Magellan
The vertical lines running from pole to pole, these are used to measure East and West and to set time zones.
Lines of Longitude / Meridians
This is what the acronym used for dates before the year zero really stands for. (2 correct answers)
Before Christ and Before the Common Era
List pull factors of most Native civilizations before European contact. (list any 2 that were true for more than one society)
resources, technology, government, religion etc...
A very early people of the midwest US that built huge structures and lived in the city of Cahokia in modern Illinois
Mound Builders
A Spanish Conquistador who in the 1530s conquered the Inca empire and killed the emperor and his brother
Francisco Pizarro
A system of lines of latitude and longitude used to pinpoint any place on the map.
Global Grid / Coordinate Grid
(daily double)
List the three rules for creating timelines.
1 Use equal space between years
2 If you must break a rule, break the timeline
3 Mark years in logical intervals
A push factor that drove Native American peoples inland, destroyed their culture and civilizations, and even caused up to 90% of their population to die
Diseases (spread by European contact)
The last ancient South American Civilization, they are famous for their advanced government, road network, and unique record keeping system involving knots.
Inca