U.S. History #1 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
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. |
Christopher Columbus | Believed he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic Ocean, he was financed by Spain. |
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 |
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" |
Vasco Núñes de Balboa | Explored the Caribbean coast of panama, first European to see Pacific Ocean from Western Hemisphere. |
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 |
New or Old: Western Hemisphere | Western Hemisphere is the new world |
New or Old: Eastern Hemisphere | Eastern Hemisphere is the old world |
What is migration Theory? | Migration theory is how people got to north and South America |
Migration Theory: Asia 11,000 BC | 1) mainly settle in South America 2) Aztecs, olmets, I cans and Mayans |
Migration Theory: Europe 12,000 BC | 1) southern canada 2) north east and America |
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 |
What makes up a persons culture? | Where they Live, people they communicate with, religious beliefs, food, language, economy and music |
What's the biggest influence on somebody's culture? | The climate, it affects shelter and food. |
Why is living by a water source good? | It can be used for food, bathing, transportation, drinking and protection. |
What are 4 examples of a civilization being impacted by geography? | Vikings- Mountains Rome- Located on a peninsula India- Indus River Greek- mountains |
What stopped cultural diffusion? | Isolation |
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