Sources & Historians
What is the main difference between a primary source and a secondary source?
A primary source is an original record from the time of an event, while a secondary source interprets or analyzes the event.
Why did sea levels drop during the Ice Age?
Because much of Earth's water was frozen into glaciers.
Which crops were known as the "Three Sisters" and grown by the Iroquois?
Corn, beans, and squash.
Land is sacred and should be shared by everyone.
What was one major reason Europeans began looking for new sea routes during the 1400s?
They wanted easier and less expensive ways to trade with Asia. *Think Silk Road*
What are secondary sources?
Sources that interpret or analyze historical events.
Which statement best explains how the Ice Age helped early peoples migrate to the Americas?
Lower ocean levels exposed a land bridge connecting Asia and North America.
How did the Iroquois adapt their transportation to the cold, snowy winters?
They used snowshoes and sleds to travel over snow.
Why did many Native American groups believe land should not be bought or sold?
They believed land belonged to everyone and was a gift to be respected.
What does the phrase "God, Gold, and Glory" refer to?
The three main motivations for European exploration: spreading Christianity (God), gaining wealth (Gold), and achieving fame and power for themselves and their countries (Glory).
Why do historians use both primary and secondary sources?
To get both firsthand evidence and expert analysis.
What is the name of the land bridge many historians and scientists believe early peoples crossed to migrate from Asia to the Americas?
Bering Strait Land Bridge
Why did many Iroquois families move to smaller hunting camps during the winter?
To find animals for food when farming was not possible.
How did the environment affect the way Native American groups lived?
Native American groups adapted their lifestyles to fit the environment around them.
What important event began as a result of Columbus's voyages?
The Columbian Exchange.
To get both firsthand evidence and expert analysis.
Original records from the time of an event.
About how many years ago does new evidence suggest the Bering Land Bridge may have flooded?
12,000 years ago
The Iroquois lived mainly in which modern U.S. state?
New York
What belief about nature was common among many Native American groups?
People should respect and care for the natural world.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of people, goods, plants, animals, ideas, and diseases between Europe (Old World) and the Americas (New World).
Provide one example of a primary source and one example of a secondary source.
Primary source: diary, photograph, letter.
Secondary source: textbook, biography, article.
Why were Paleo-Indians considered hunter-gatherers?
They hunted animals and gathered plants.
What type of housing did the Iroquois live in?
Longhouses.
Native American leader Massasoit once said:
"The woods, the streams, everything on it belongs to everybody and is for the use of all."
What was Massasoit's perspective on land ownership?
Land and natural resources should be shared by everyone.
Name one positive effect and one negative effect of the Columbian Exchange.
Positive: New crops and goods were exchanged between Europe and the Americas.
Negative: European diseases spread to Native Americans and caused many deaths.