Travelers
Who was the first to reach North America?
Lief Erikson
Name two types of food Native Americans grew.
Lief Erikson was considered a _______.
a viking.
What is one pro item (non-food) that was brought to the America's
Horses, cattle, spices, etc.
Columbian Exchange
Exchange of people and items from Africa, Europe and the Americas.
Who was funded by the Spanish to set sails to the America's?
Christopher Columbus
Why type of technology did the Mayan's create?
Mayan Calendar
Which country did Christopher Columbus sail for?
Spain
What is two of the diseases brought to the America's?
Measles, smallpox, influenza.
Conquistador
Spanish or Portuguese explorer to the Americas
Canada was discovered by which traveler?
Jaques Cartier
What are three different types of houses Native Americans lived in.
Will take: teepees, pueblos, chickees, wigwams, long houses, earthworms
Who was the Spanish settler who discovered most of Central America?
Hernan Cortes
Who was involved in The Columbian Exchange?
Europe, Africa, America.
Three G's
God, Gold, Glory
First Portuguese explorer that made his way to Brazil.
Pedro Alvares Cabral
What is a type of pottery that we discussed.
any of these are good:
Navajo pottery, Pueblo pottery, Anasazi pottery
Where did Lief Erikson begin his journey from?
Greenland
Besides diseases, what was a major con to the Native Americans land?
Deforestation
Mercantilism
Benefits of profitable trading
This person took over the Aztec empire in 1519-1521
Hernan Cortes
What was the sharp rock that Native Americans made arrows?
Obsidian
Who was the first person to successfully sail to India.
Pedro Alvares Cabral
List 3 pros and 3 cons of European Colonization.
Pros: trade expansion, new lands discovered, population growth
Cons: Death, deforestation, slavery
Cash Crops
Crops that were sold for money.