Vikings
What century did people come from Europe to North America?
11th century
What years did the Dark Ages last from?
400 AD to 900 AD
What did Christopher Columbus believe?
he could sail west around the world to India
Who conquered the Aztec people and claimed the land which is now Mexico?
Hernan Cortes
What was the first English settlement called?
Jamestown
What is another word for Norsemen?
Vikings
Who made people think about new ideas?
Marco Polo
Where was Columbus born?
Italy
Who conquered the Incas in Peru?
Francisco Pizarro
Who made a good leader and made friends with the native Americans and traded for food
John Smith
What are the Cold Countries?
Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland
What did Polo bring back to Italy from China and other parts of Asia?
silk and spices
Who gave Columbus the fund to sail to the new world?
Queen Isabella of Spain
Who named Florida?
Juan Ponce de Leon
What two groups wanted religious freedom in the new world?
Puritans and Pilgrims
Who were the 2 people that found what was left of a Viking village in Newfoundland?
Helge and Anne Ingstad
In the 1400s who set up a school for sailors?
Prince Henry of Portugal
What year did Columbus set sail?
1492
Why did he name it Florida?
beautiful land of flowers
What was the Puritan settlement called?
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Norsemen
What did students use to navigate or plan trips?
compass and the stars
Why did Columbus name the people of the new world Indians?
Because he thought he was in India
What were the main two French explorers we discussed in class?
What was the first plan called that allowed American colonists to rule themselves?
Mayflower Compact