Vocabulary
A group of explorers from Norway, Denmark and Sweden that sailed to North America over 1,000 years ago.
Vikings
The money that is left after you subtract the cost of running a business.
Profit
Records made by people who saw or took place in an event.
Primary Source
What are the three African Empires?
Ghana, Mali, Songhay
True or False: When Christopher Columbus arrived at the Americas, the land was untouched (no one lived there).
FALSE
The group of native people that Christopher Columbus first encountered the Americas.
Taino
A group of kingdoms or nations taken over and ruled by one leader.
Empire
Records written by someone who has not there at the time of the event.
Secondary Sources
What trade led to the growth of the African Empires.
Salt for Gold
What explorer led to the discovery of the Americas?
Christopher Columbus
The way of life for a group of people.
Culture
A special branch of history in which people study objects from the past.
Archeology
Give three examples of primary sources.
A journal, photograph, a weapon from the time, other answers may vary.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhay were located in which vegetation region of West Africa?
Savanna
What was one reason the Europeans wanted to explore the Americas?
Trade, Land, Political Changes
A group of leaders who work together for the benefit of their members.
Confederation
How a person looks at a problem or event.
Point of View
Give three examples of a secondary source.
A textbook, movie, painting done many years later, answers may vary
What was a common factor in the downfall of all the African Empires?
How were the African people involved in Three Worlds Meet?
The spanish brought them to the Americas to sell as slaves.
A geographic area that has more than one or more features in common.
Region.
A region with tall grass and a few scattered trees.
Savanna
Name a positive and a negative aspect of Oral History.
Positive: The most important things are passed down for generations
Negative: Things can get lost in translation.
Who was Sundiata?
Founder of the Mali Empire
Explain the perspectives of each party in Three Worlds Meet.
Answers Vary.