Vocabulary
Measuring the amount of carbon 14 in fragments of wood and bone to measure how old something is.
radiocarbon dating
This explorer landed in the Americas and thought he was in India
Christopher Colombus
BC means
Before Christ
This ancient Mesoamerican people built pyramids.
Mayans
Most Native American Tribes got their food by
Hunting
Huge ice sheets
Glaciers
This explorer discovered Florida on on his search for the fountain of youth.
Ponce de Leon
BCE means
Before Common Era
Name of the first large city built in America, located close to present-day Mexico City.
Teotihuacan
What were the names of the Ships Columbus sailed to the Americas?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
People who continually moved form place to place.
Nomads
America is named after this Explorer.
Amerigo Vesupcci
CE means
Common Era
Ancient culture that started in the Yucatan Peninsula and spread through present-day central and southern Mexico.
Mayans
Cutting down parts of forests, burning the trees and using the ashes to make the soil more fertile was known as?
Slash-and-Burn Agriculture
Volcanic Glass
Obsidian
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This Explorer was the first European to reach the Pacific coast of America.
Vasco de Balboa
AD Means
Anno Domini
Ancient city that existed near present-day St. Louis. Known for flat topped mounds.
Cahokia
Vikings first landed here in North America
New Foundland
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To sail or travel all the way around the world
Circumnavigate
This Explorer died before he finished his voyage to sail around the world.
Ferdinand Magellan
Daily Double!! What does Anno Domini mean?
In the year of our Lord.
Ancient people who conquered neighboring cities and sacrificed enemies at Tenochitlan.
Aztecs
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The first explorer to said to India from Europe by going around Africa.
Vasco de Gama