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LESSON 1 of History

About history whatever

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What does history study? What remains of the past
The historical record is ___ and ____. Biased and imperfect
When did humans first migrate to america? About 20,000 years ago
How did people know when the humans first migrated? Fossil records and artifacts
Who settled throughout america? Paleo-Americans and their descendants
What societies did indigenous people established? nomadic, sedentary, and semi-sedentary
What sedentary groups established complex, urban societies? Mississippian mound-builders and Mesoamerican empires
When did agricultural revolution allowed for cultural flourishing, dense settlement, and consolidation of power? After 700 CE
Native groups held _________ to ___________. Communal rights, ancestral lands
What connected the diverse people of North America? Intricate webs of exchange
Who was connected by conflict and old webs of exchange? Europe, Africa, and Asia
What religon dominated Western Europe? Christianity
Who dominated Africa? Islam
Who were less likely to cross oceans and find "new" lands Western Europe
What happened in 1453? The fall of Constantinople
What did struggling european monarchs sought? Alternate routes to Africa and Asia.
Who proposed sailing west to reach Asia? Christopher Columbus
What tasks did Christopher Columbus include in his quest? trade, conquest, and the spread of Christianity
Who sponsored Columbus's voyage? Ferdinand and Isabella
Columbus chronicled his journeys to the ______. Americas
What have greater longevity? Written records
___________ tie to our understanding of "historical truths". Written accounts
Who wrote North and South America as a "new world" Amerigo Vespucci
The new world was inspired by ____________. Thomas More's Utopia
Who drew revised depictions of the World? European mapmakers
who first used the first name "America" on a map? Martin Waldseemuller
Created by: CaiCascio
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