Ancient Americans
Russia and Alaska
Where was the Berengia Strait?
This three-crop system—corn, beans, and squash—was called this.
What are the Three Sisters?
1492
What year did Columbus go on his journey?
This Portuguese explorer sailed around Africa to India.
Who was Vasco de Gama?
The three ships that sailed Christopher Columbus and his crew
What are the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria?
These early people followed herds and crossed the land bridge called Beringia.
Who were the first Native American hunters?
Who were Nomads?
These people lived in longhouses and formed the Iroquois Confederacy.
Who were the Eastern Woodlands tribes?
Columbus sailed for this country.
What is Spain?
This explorer realized Columbus found a “New World,” and America is named after him.
Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
Sailors used this tool to measure the stars and find their location.
What is an astrolabe?
This group built cliff homes in the Southwest to stay cool and protected.
Who were the Ancestral Puebloans (Anasazi)?
Native Americans used these animals to hunt, carry goods, and move sleds in the far north.
What are dogs?
Columbus was trying to find this place.
What is Asia? (or the Indies)
He conquered the Aztec Empire in Mexico.
Who was Hernán Cortés?
This was one of the biggest fears sailors had—storms could destroy a ship.
What are hurricanes?
This group built large earthen mounds for ceremonies and burials.
Who were the Mound Builders?
Native Americans on the Great Plains used every part of this animal.
What is the buffalo?
These two rulers paid for Columbus’s voyage.
Who are King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella?
He led the first expedition to sail all the way around the world—but died before finishing it.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
This was the largest of Columbus’s three ships.
What is the Santa Maria?
This early method helped Native Americans settle in one place.
What is agriculture (farming)?
People in the Arctic lived in temporary homes called these.
What are igloos?
Spreading Christianity, trading of goods
What reasons did Columbus give to Spain to persuade them to fund his journey
He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the west coast of the Americas.
Who was Vasco Núñez de Balboa?
These smaller, faster ships helped explorers travel quickly.
What are caravels?