Early civilization and Exploration
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| Where was Leif Erikson from, what region did he find and what year was his exploration in? | A Viking who sailed from Greenland in 1001 who spent the winter in Newfoundland which was soon named Vinland.
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| Christopher Columbus | Believed he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean, he was financed by Spain.
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| Christopher Columbus Explorations | 1492: Cuba and Hispaniola
1493: Puerto Rico and other small islands
1498: northern coast of South America but thought it was mainland Asia
1502: attempted to prove a claim in 4th voyage
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| Amerigo Vespucci | Sailed twice to the new lands, believed lands were not a part of Asia, a German mapmaker labeled the region "land of amergio"
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| Vasco Núñes de Balboa | Explored the Caribbean coast of panama, first European to see Pacific Ocean from Western Hemisphere.
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| Ferdinand Magellan | Spent 38 days in September of 1519 sailing through what is now known as the "strait of Magellan" he was killed in a battle with the Filipinos he was also first to circumnavigate(travel around) the whole earth
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| New or Old: Western Hemisphere | Western Hemisphere is the new world
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| New or Old: Eastern Hemisphere | Eastern Hemisphere is the old world
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| What is migration Theory? | Migration theory is how people got to north and South America
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| Migration Theory: Asia 11,000 BC | 1) mainly settle in South America
2) Aztecs, olmets, I cans and Mayans
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| Migration Theory: Europe 12,000 BC | 1) southern canada
2) north east and America
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| Migration theory: Asia 10,000 BC | 1) mainly settle in North America
2) are nomadic
3) small cultural groups emerge (3000 bc to 1500 bc)
4) native tribes
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| What makes up a persons culture? | Where they Live, people they communicate with, religious beliefs, food, language, economy and music
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| What's the biggest influence on somebody's culture? | The climate, it affects shelter and food.
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| Why is living by a water source good? | It can be used for food, bathing, transportation, drinking and protection.
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| What are 4 examples of a civilization being impacted by geography? | Vikings- Mountains
Rome- Located on a peninsula
India- Indus River
Greek- mountains
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| What stopped cultural diffusion? | Isolation
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