Vocab
settlements
a. small communities
b. The ideas shared between peoples
c. the entire was of life of a group of people
small communities
Land bridge theory
The idea that people came to the Americas over a land bridge.
Give me three examples of culture
religion, clothing, food, language,
The Silk Road was _______miles long.
a.) 5. b.) 500 c.) 1,000 d.) 5,000
5,000
Columbus set sail on what ocean?
Atlantic Ocean
is the entire way of life of a people.
a.) culture b.) civilization. c.) language
culture
Coastal-route theory
The idea that people came to the Americas sailing down the coastline of the ocean
The process of spreading ideas from one culture to another is called________.
a.) Diffusion b.) potlatch c.) culture region
diffusion
Renaissance means:
a.) Rebirth(burst of learning in Europe from the 1300's to the 1600's)
b.) Change c.) language d.) religion
a
Ferdinand Magellan sailed what ocean? What did we learn from his voyage?
Pacific Ocean; We learned about how wide the Pacific ocean is and more about Earth's size.
a cord or string with knots that stood for numbers or categories
a.) quipu b.) city-state c.) astrolabe
quipu
The Olmec people over time had some farming communities in the Americas grew enough surplus to support large populations. What does surplus mean?
extra, large amount
What were the buildings in Anasazi culture made from, and what did the Spanish call them?
a. adobe; pueblos
b. pueblos; adobe
c. huts; wigwams
adobe, and the Spanish called them Pueblos.
Zheng He was an emporer from______and he had a fleet of more than 300 ships.
a.) Middle East b.) China c.) Europe d.) Africa
China
the global exchange of goods and ideas resulting from the encounter between the people of the Eastern and Western Hemisphere
a.) Columbian exchange
b.) civilizations
c. diffusion
Columbian Exchange
a society or people sharing language, territory and economy that has certain basic features
a.) Civilization b.) society c.) kinship
civilization
What group in the early Americas was responsible for making a relatively accurate 365 day calendar.
a.) Maya b.) Inca c.) Aztec d.) Olmec
Maya
Kinship means:
sharing a common ancestor
The Muslim people had a basic duty to make a pilgrimage to the ______ once in their life time.
a.) Mecca b.) Christian temples c. Arabia
a
What two diseases did Europeans give the American Indians?
influenza, smallpox
a political unit that controls a city and its surrounding land.
a. city-state b.) monarchy c. Feudalism
City- state
This group of people had floating gardens that were attached to reed mats that went down to the bottom of the lake with long stakes.
a.) Maya b.) Inca c.) Aztec d.) Olmec
Aztec
How are the Great Plains different than the Subarctic. How are they the same?
both: hunt animals
difference: one is cold and the other average temps
What are the three continents that make up the old world?
Europe, Africa, Asia.
The Vikings left Vinland because they possibly got into warfare with this tribe.
a.) Inuit b.) Maya c.) Aztec
Inuit