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AR History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Mount Magazine | The Tallest point in Arkansas |
| West Gulf Coastal Plain | Holds the states Lumber & Oil Industries Home to the Red, Saline, & Ouachita Rivers |
| Geography | The study of earth, the places on earth, the people on earth and their interactions. |
| Ozark Plateau | Home to big businesses such as Walmart, JB Hunt, & Tyson Home to the University of Arkansas - Fayetteville |
| Paleo Tribe | Nomads Cold Climate Hunted large game - Mastadon |
| Archaic Tribe | Hunter/gatherers |
| Woodland Tribe | Agriculture Began 1st to develop Bow & Arrows Built Mounds - burial & ritual |
| 5 Themes of Geography | Place Location Movement Human Environmental Interaction Region |
| Quapaw Historic Tribe | Lived in the Delta Excellent farmers due to location Made dugout canoes Arkansas is named after Quapaw tribes = Downstream People |
| BC | Before Christ |
| AD | Anno Domini In the year of our Lord |
| Prehistory | Before written records |
| Caddo Historic Tribe | Small Painted Tattooed Salt Industry |
| Osage Historic Tribe | Warlike Large Robust Lived in Southwest Missouri Hunted/traded in Northwest Arkansas |
| The Explorers Motto | For God, For Glory, For Gold |
| Henri De Tonti | Arkansas - Arkansas Post LaSalle's right hand man "Father of Arkansas" |
| Hernando De Soto | Brought Razorbacks to AR First Explorer to come to AR Called the Mississippi River the Rio Grande or "Father of Waters" Known by Casqui as the "Son of the Sun" |
| Confluence | The point where two or more streams or rivers join and flow together |
| Bernard De La Harpe | Searched for jewels and treasures on the AR River. Credited for naming Little Rock "Petite Roche" |
| Robert La Salle | First explorer to travel all the way down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. Called the territory "La Louisiane" Killed by his men....horrible leader! |
| John Law | Con man that made money off unkowing Europeans by sending them to AR Post. Never left Europe. |
| Richter Scale | Measures the intensity of an Earthquake |
| The Louisiana Purchase | Seller: Napoleon Bonaparte (France) Buyer: Thomas Jefferson Year: 1803 $$: 15 millions |