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41 Cards in this Set
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It is believed that 'who' migrated from North America from Asia before/after the time of Christ
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Indians, before
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Central and South America had three impressive civilizations, they were? Were these civilizations built before or after the Columbus the New World?
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Mayas, Incas, Aztecs
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North America
___________ What is the meaning of Nomadic? |
wandering from place to place in search of plants and animals
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Which Indians were Farmers, Mound builders, believed in the Iroquois of Five Nations, and lived in peaceful confederations?
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The Woodlands Indians
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Which Indians hunted buffalo, liked horse, and lived in Tepees?
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The Plains Indians
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Which Indians lived in Adobe homes, and were nicknamed "cliff-dwellers"?
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The Southwest Indians
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Which Indians lived in Hogans and made rock drawings?
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Plateau Indians
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Which Indians ate salmon and oysters, and had totem poles?
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The Indian Tribes of North America
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What are Totem Poles?
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The Indian Tribes of North American used Totem poles for local history, legends, and religion
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What are Hogans?
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lodges covered by earth (aka dirt)
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What are adobe houses?
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Houses made of clay and straw
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What is culture?
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The way of life of a group of people
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What kept the Indians from developing as Europeans have already have?
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Religion
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Religion was what to Indian culture?
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central (aka important)
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What is Animism?
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The belief that spirits live in objects in nature.
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Superstitious is what?
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Fear
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Who were the first KNOWN Europeans to reach the New World?
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Vikings or Norseman
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Who was the Viking who came to America before Columbus?
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Leif Ericson
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Where did the Vikings settle?
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Greenland and Iceland
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What were two factors that affected exploration?
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~Advances in science and technology
~Increased wealth |
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There were three reasons for exploration, what were they?
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~New route to Orient (for spices)
~Spread Christianity while combating the spread of Islam ~For silk, precious metals, porcelain, and gems |
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What is "Orient"?
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Asia
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What did Columbus want money for?
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To fight the Muslims
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Who were Columbus's sponsors?
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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
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In 1492 where did Columbus think he reached?
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The Orient
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Who was the first to relize that Columbus's discovery was new land?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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Who is America named after?
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AMERIGO Vesspucci
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Who was most responsible for encouraging European exploration?
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Columbus
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What are Conquistadors?
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conquerors
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Where did Conquistadors find mineral treasures?
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Central and South America
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Who searched for the Fountain of Youth?
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Ponce de Le'on
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Who was the first European to see the land that is now the U.S.
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Ponce de Le'on
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Who discovered the MiSSiSSippi River?
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Hernando de Soto
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Who was the first European to see the Grand Canyon?
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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
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Who was the person to discover adobe villages of Pueblo Indians?
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Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
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St. Augustine, Florida is the ____ permanently inhabited city in the U.S.?
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oldest
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What were Spain's three main goals in the New World?
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~Take as much from the New World as would profit
~Prove Conquistadors to be cruel ~They were now interested in settling in new land. |
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Who "called dibs" to North America for England in 1497?
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John Cabot
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Who were the English naval captains that pirated Spanish treasures from the New World?
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Sea Dogs
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Who was the most famous Sea Dogs?
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Sir Francis Drake
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Who was the 1st Englishman to circumnavigate the earth?
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Sir Francis Drake
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