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17 Cards in this Set
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Where did the first Americans go when they came to the Americas??
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Central && South America
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What did the first Americans cross to get to North America??
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Beringia
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What were the first Americans called?
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Nomads
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Nomads ((deff.))
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people who move from place to place ((usually following food source))
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CAUSES OF MIGRATION:
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eARTH ENTERS A LONG ICE AGE
ocean's water freezes SEA LEVELS DROP EXPOSING LAND BRIDGE |
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EFFECTS OF MIGRATION:
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HUNTERS FROM ASIA CROSS INTO NORTH AMERICA
ppl spread into central & south america NEW CULTURES ARE CREATED |
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what did the discovery of farming lead to?
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advances in civilizations:: ppl did't have to follow a food source
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the reasons for exploration ((2))
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economic:: needed better wayy to get to Asia && growth of ideas:: renaissance encouraged ppl to set new goals
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CAUSES OF EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
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NEED FOR NEW TRADE ROUTES
euro had more money && power COMPITITION FOR TRADE missionaries desire to spread christianity everywhere |
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EFFECTS OF EUROPEAN EXPLORATION
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more knowlage about other nations
EURO'S & NATIVE A'S CLASH enslavment of africans AMERICA'S RIVALRY GROWS |
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WHY DID sPAIN WANT TO CONQUER THE aZTEC && iNCA??
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for their riches ((gold))
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what did the protestant reformation cause??
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religious rivalries in Europe
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what were explorers searching for during their exploration to the northwest coast?
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a northwest passage
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Columbus
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ITALIAN*thought he could get to spain by sailing west*WANTED TO BRING CHRISTIANITY TO ANY LANDS HE FOUND*if he found a way to asia spain would be really rich*landed in bahamas & called it san salvador
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Vaco de Gama
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Sailed around the southern tip of Africa
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Ponce de Leon
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explored present day Puerto Rico && Florida
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John Cabot
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redicovered Newfounland
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