How It All Began in the New World
During what time period is early exploration and colonization of the Americas taking place?
A. Early 1500s
B. 1800s
C. 1950s
A. Early 1500s
What does the spanish word "conquistadors" mean?
Conquerors
What is the name of the type of farming that grows only enough food to feed the people working the land?
Subsistence farming
Compass
Name one of the Ancient American tribes.
Inca, Maya, Aztec, Mississippian
What is the name of the Spanish explorer that sailed across the Atlantic Ocean on ships named the Pinta, Nina and Santa Maria?
Christopher Columbus
True or False:
The European conquistadors destroyed Native American cities and empires before claiming the territory as their own.
True
What type of farming did Europeans engage in?
Commercial agriculture
Horses used to be used for traveling, war, and _________________.
Hunting
Which ancient tribe was the only group to have an actual writing system?
Maya
What is the main reason the European countries want more land?
More power
Who was the first explorer to see the Mississippi River?
De Soto
Name one example of an animal that Europeans brought over to be domesticated in America.
Pigs, horses, cows, chickens
What is the name of the ship that revolutionized sea travel? It used sails that could travel towards and against the wind to make a more fast-moving, lighter ship.
Caravel
What type of shape did Ancient Americans want their heads to resemble?
Corn
What is the name of an area ruled by another country and not its own people?
A colony
Who was Spain's first main rival when it came to conquering land?
a. Brittain
b. Portugal
c. Austria
b. Portugal
What was the most successful, profitable crop that Europeans were growing in America?
Sugar cane
What is one benefit of the caravel ship?
Light weight, faster, less crew needed, can hold more cargo, sails upriver, easier to maneuver, less manpower needed to sail it
What type of religion were the Ancient Americans?
Polytheistic
True or False:
Columbus discovered a new trade route to Asia.
False
Which group of Europeans were the first to explore the new world?
Spanish
What animal made the greatest impact in the history of the western United States?
Horses
What is one explorer that the passage mentions who used the caravel ship on his exploration?
Christopher Columbus
The biggest festival, the festival of the ______ took place for 9 days. The Inca people would have feasts, dance, and celebrate.
Sun