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Mid-terms 7th 2016
Mid-terms 7th grade Socials Studies 2016
Term | Definition |
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Christopher Columbus | Explorer from genoa, Italy who proposed heading west to reach Asia |
Christopher Columbus | Sponsored by Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain |
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria | Columbus' ships on his first voyage to America |
October 12, 1492 | Columbus lands in America |
Christopher Columbus | Never admitted he had not reached Asia; |
3 Gs | Gold, Glory, spread the Gospel----reasons for exploration |
Reasons for Exploration | 1. To find new water routes to Asian markets 2. Find new lands to grow cash crops 3. To spread Christianity 4. To gain power |
Diseases | Spread to Native Americans by early explorers killed millions; 90 % of Indians died |
Columbian Exchange | Global exchange of foods, plants, animals, and diseases between Europe and the Americas |
Four Indian Traditions of the Southeastern United States | PaleoIndian, Archaic, Woodland, Mississippian |
Etowah Indian Mounds | Mississippian site in Cartersville, Georgia |
Ocmulgee Indian Mounds | Mississippian site in macon, gweorgia |
Ice Age | When people first entered North America |
Maize | corn |
Line of Demarcation | Divided the world between Spain and Portugal in 1494 |