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Vocabulary
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False
True or False Christopher Columbus was the first European to see The Americas.
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Mammoth Wholly Mammoth
What is the main source of food for ancient man?
100
Various
What is one animal or plant that the first explorers had never seen? This is because it is only here in The Americas
100
Buffalo
What is the main source of food for Native Americans on the Great Plains?
200
The Atlantic Ocean
What Ocean did Christopher Columbus cross?
200
Migrate
____________ : To move from one country, region, or place to another.
200
Gold 7 cities of Gold El Dorado
What were Spanish explorers mainly looking for?
200
Adapt
This word means to change a way of doing something.
300
1492
In what year did Christopher Columbus make his first historic voyage?
300
Corn
What was the main crop (plant) grown by Native Americans?
300
Tobacco
What was the main cash crop grown by early explorers. Hint: it is very bad for you.
300
New York New Jersey Minnesota
There were multiple terrorist attacks this week. Name one city where an attack occurred.
300
Cotton
This plant changed the clothes we wear. Before we mostly wore animal skins. Hint: its fluffy
400
India
Where was Columbus trying to get on his first voyage West?
400
Nomadic
What do we call it when a group of people doesn't live in one place long. They move from place to place.
400
Mississippi
What river were Spanish explorers the first to travel on?
400
Chipoltle Panera Bread
What is one fast food restaurant from the news this week that received an "A" grade for their meat quality?
400
Colony
This is a settlement that is ruled by another country, usually from far away.
500
Spain
For what country did Columbus claim the New World?
500
Beringia
What is the name of the Land and Ice bridge used by ancient man to cross from Asia to North America?
500
Spanish Religion (Catholicism)
What are the 2 main things taught at Spanish Missions?
500
North Korea
What country is currently testing nuclear weapons in Asia. It is making the United States very nervous.
500
Religion
This is a set of beliefs and traditions used by a group.