North America
What was the natural element allowed nomads to travel from Asia to North America
Land Bridge or Ice sheets
What type of farming did the Incas do?
Terrace farming
Why was Christopher Columbus sent back to Spain?
Settlers claimed he was a harsh ruler
What region or continent was particularly important to the Europeans during the age of exploration?
Asia or East Indies
What did Spain do to claim land in North America?
Seized land from Native Americans
How did the Olmecs support civilizations and cities?
Surplus of food that could feed large populations.
Europeans brought horses to the Americas, how did Natives adapt to them?
Became an importance to their culture
What were some of the products that were channeled through the Columbian Exchange?
Food, clothing, slaves, stones
What did Christopher Columbus believe he would find when traveling west?
East Indies or Asia
How did climate impact Native American populations?
People in harsh climates with limited resources were often nomadic
How did Christopher Columbus impact the Taino people?
Civilizations were wiped out from diseases and enforced harsh working conditions.
How did the Columbian Exchange impact populations in Europe, Africa, and North America?
Due to spread of food grown by the Native Americans populations increased.
What skill was needed for people to form permanent settlements about 5000 years ago?
Learned to grow crops
How was farming an example of cultural diffusion?
More Native Americans began to farm
What country did Christopher Columbus explore for?
Spain
WHy was the middle East an important region in regards to trade between Europe, Asia, and Africa?
The trade routes intersected in this region, making the area location important.
What tribe that was based in the Arctic region adapted to their environment by hunting seals from canoes?
Inuit tribe
What was the purpose of the Iroquois League
To stop fighting
True or False: The Native Americans were treated kindly by Spain and Portugal.
False, they enslaved them and took their land
What is the name of the group that took control of majority of the middle east who prevented Europeans from traveling through for trade?
Ottoman Empire