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unit one
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| countries that tried to claim america. | England,Spain,Portugal, France, holland, and Russia |
| columbian exchange | enormous widespread exchange of plants, food, animals, human population(slaves), technology, disease, & ideas between old&new world after1492. |
| Why were they exploring? | shorter trade routes to Asia & GOLD GOD GLORY |
| SPAIN approached for... | riches through conquest |
| france approached for... | riches trade w/ natives friendly |
| england approached for... | riches then religious beliefs conquest later switched to living alongside |
| columbian exchange positive | New food, animals, technology from Europe |
| Columbian exchange negative | Enslavement, land taken away |
| America brought to Europe Africa Asia | Turkey squash corn |
| Europe Asia Africa to America | Whooping cough, horses,dogs |
| 1st Americans who were they | Asian hunters |
| 1st Americans where did they come from | Asia |
| 1st Americans when did they arrive | 10,000 BC |
| 1st Americans why did they come | Following their food |
| 1st Americans how did they get here | Beringia land bridge |
| Plains tribes | Osage Arapaho |
| Plains climate | West very dry east four seasons |
| Plains how they survived | Following buffalo farming east |
| Plains homes | Earth lodges, tepees, dug round pits |
| What makes up someone's culture | Food, climate, religion, landforms, language, music ,and traditions |
| Biggest influence on the culture of these early cultural groups in North America | Climate and geography |
| Why were the majority of tribes by water sources | Food,fertile land, farming, irrigation , travel , and protection |
| Charter | Official document that gives certain rights to an individual group |
| Mercantilism | Economic policy that held a nation prospered by exporting more goods to foreign nations than imported from them WEALTH=POWER!!! |
| Culture | Way of life |
| Feudalism | System in which a ruler grants parts of his land to lords in exchange for military service and financial service |
| Direct democracy | System of government in which ordinary citizens have the power to govern |
| Northwest passage | Water route through or around North America |
| Republic | System of government in which the people choose representatives to govern them. |
| Circumnavigate | To travel all the way around the earth |
| Alliance | Agreement between nations or groups to aid and support one another |
| Reformation | Catholic Church split in two, Martin Luther led Protestants |
| Renaissance | rebirth interest in Greece and Rome "golden age " |
| Beringia land bridge | Stretched between Siberia and Alaska. Bridge lies under a narrow waterway called the Bering strait where native Americans crossed over to America . |
| Asian hunters | People from Asia that followed their food |
| Powerful empires in central and South America | Mays Aztecs and incas |
| What are Spanish explorers? | Conquistadors |
| When did people settle | There was a steady source of food |