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Technology
Which Continent?
Civilizations of the Americas
Domestication
First Here?
100
European explorers introduced these two animals to North America.
What are horses and pigs?
100
Spain is located on this continent.
What is Europe?
100
Groups of these peoples lived along the Mississippi and built huge earthen pyramids, like those at Cahokia.
Who are Mound Builders
100
This staple crop, developed from teocinte(wild grass), allowed for the development of the Aztec Empire.
What is Corn?
100
The first humans to arrive in the Americas traveled across this temporary connection between Asia and North America.
What is the Land Bridge
200
In an attempt attract bison, Native Americans often did this to huge portions of the plains in order to renew plains grasses.
What is burn them?
200
India is located on this continent.
What is Asia?
200
This major empire would be completely destroyed by the Conquistadors led by Cortez.
What is the Aztecs
200
This large fowl(bird) was a staple meat in the Aztec culture.
What is a turkey?
200
This group is credited as the first European nation to visit the New World.
Who are the Vikings?
300
Although not technology, the Europeans doomed Native America civilizations when it brought this.
What is disease (smallpox)?
300
Egypt is located on this continent.
What is Africa?
300
This civilization lived in modern day New Mexico and Arizona until famine drove them out.
Who are the Anasazi?
300
Although never domesticated, this enormous plains animal was a major source of food and resources for Native peoples.
What is the bison (American buffalo)?
300
This man arrived land in the Caribbean, but believed he had discovered a route to India until his death.
Who is Christopher Columbus
400
There were no large animals that could be domesticated for this reason.
What is over hunting?
400
Peru is located on this continent.
What is South America?
400
This civilization developed extensive trade routes in the Andes Mountains.
Who are the Incans?
400
Although they had few domesticated animals, the Incans had domesticated this animal. It is prized for its wool
What is Llama
400
Christopher Columbus claimed land in the Americas on behalf of what Kingdom.
What is Spain?
500
Challenge: This Spanish explorer discovered the Mississippi as he explored the southern United States.
Who is Hernando de Soto?
500
Morocco is located on this continent.
What is Africa?
500
Challenge: What was the name of the people who Columbus met when he landed in the Americas.
Who are the Carib? The Caribbean is named for them.
500
Through selective breeding, the Incans managed to develop more than 1000 variety of this root vegetable
What is a potato?
500
Christopher Columbus was an explorer from this country.
What is Italy?