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AP US History 1-8
Chapters 1-8, First exam, Mr. McCahon
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Appalachian Mountains | the oldest mountains in the USA |
| Land Bridge Theory | the theory used to explain how people came to the americas. stated that there was a bridge that stretched from USA to Asia that people walked across. |
| Incas | Peru, famous for roads and bridges |
| Mayas | Yucatan Peninsula, famous for step pyramids |
| Aztecs | Mexico, famous for step pyramids and ritual sacrifices |
| What was the significance of corn? | allowed people to settle down and become farmers. resulted in towns and cities. Arrived in 1.200 BC. |
| Pueblo Indians | first american corn growers. lived in adobe houses and had elaborate irrigation systems. |
| Mound Builders | known for their huge ceremonial and burial mounds. Located in the Ohio Valley. |
| Eastern Indians | used three sister farming. Had the most diverse diet. Represented by Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, and Iroquois Tribes. |
| Three Sister Farming | growing corn, beans, and squash. |
| Iroquois Confederation | group of five tribes in NY run by Hiawatha. Unified instead of scattered like normal. |
| Native Americans vs. Indian views | Native American were very spiritual and thought no man owned the land. Europeans were religious and like boundaries. |
| First Europeans to come the the Americas | Vikings from Norway led by Erik the Red and Leif Erikson. |
| Marco Polo traveled to | China. |
| First slave trade took place | across the Saharan Desert. Soon after along the West African coast. |
| Christopher Columbus | Explorer who ended up 'discovering' america. |
| Treaty Line of Tordesillas | 1494. Portugal and Spain fought over who got what land. Pope split land for them. Spain ended up getting more. |
| Vasco Balboa | 'discovered' the Pacific Ocean |
| Ferdinand Magella | First to go around the globe |
| Ponce do Leon | Found and named Florida looking for the fountain of youth |
| Hernando Cortes | Conquers the Aztecs |
| Francisco Pizarro | Conquers the Incas |
| Francisco Coronado | Was looking for El Dorado. Found the Pueblo Indians. |
| Encomienda system | Indians were given to Spanish landlords and forced to work on sugar plantations as 'missionary work' |
| John Cabot | Italian explorer who sailed for the English. Touched the coast of US |
| Giovanni de Verrazand | French explorer who touched the north american seaboard |
| Jacques Cartier | French Explorer who found a river in Canada |
| Don Juan de Onate | conquered indians ruthlessly |
| Robert de LaSalle | claimed Louisiana for Kin Louis |
| Black Legend | untrue belief that Spaniards only brought bad things. |
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