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VAUS History Intro
Review 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| People who travelled in search for food. | Nomads |
| Islam is the religion of this group. | Muslims |
| These were the large farms where slaves were forced to work. | Plantations |
| Group of people who descended from a common ancestor. | Lineage |
| Household that included a father, mother, and children. | Nuclear family |
| Time period in Europe that renewed interest in art, culture, and education. | Renaissance |
| Religious war between Christians and Muslims. | Crusades |
| Splitting of the Catholic church. Catholics vs. Protestants | Reformation |
| Colony that is established outside of the parent country. | Colonization |
| Trade of diseases, animals, and plants from Europe to Americas. | Columbian Exchange |
| Spaniards who travelled to Americas to conquer land. | Conquistadors |
| Spanish authorities granted landlords to use Native Americans as workers. | Encomienda |
| Investors put their together to support a colony in hopes of gaining more money back. | Joint-Stock Company |
| Person who has contracted to work for a period of time in return for travel or shelter. | Indentured Servant |
| An owner of an English Colony | Proprietor |
| The belief that all things have a spirit. | Animist |
| Growing only enough food for your family. | Subsistence Farming |
| Place/how first people from Asia crossed into North America. | Bering Strait (Beringia) |
| 5 tribes formed this group and invaded other Native American territories. | Iroquois Confederation |
| One disease that Europeans brought to Americas. | Measles |
| What were the three reasons for European Exploration? | God, Glory, and Gold |
| He was the most famous Viking sailor. | Leif Ericson |
| He discovered the Americas in 1492. | Christopher Columbus |
| Explorer for Spain. Settled in Mexico and Arizona. | Francisco Coronado |
| Exploer for France. He established a French settlement in Quebec. | Samuel de Champlain |
| Explorer for England. He explored parts of Canada. | John Cabot |
| Exploer from Portugal. He invented the Lateen sail and compass. | Henry the Navigatior |
| Name one weapon used by Native Americans. | Spear |
| Name one weapon used by Europeans. | Musket |
| These were the first Indians who hunted buffalo almost to extinction. | Paleo-Indians |
| The group that hunted small animals and picked berries for food were known as? | Hunters and Gatherers |
| What is another name for Vikings who were from Norway? | Norsemen |
| What country did Columbus sail for? | Spain |
| He conquered the Aztecs and killed their leader Montezuma. | Hernan Cortes |
| All men aboard the Mayflower signed this saying that they would be loyal to the king. | Mayflower Compact |
| The primary crop in Virginia that required the use of slaves to harvest it was? | Tobacco |
| Main reason why Indians and Europeans fought. | Land Ownership |
| Name of boats that Columbus used in his exploration. | Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria |
| One disease that was transported back to Europe from Americas. | Syphillis |
| What happened to water levels in the ocean when it was frozen? | Went down |
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