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Beringa

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Land bridge used by Asians to migrate (move) across to North America during the Ice Age

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2
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Why did people did people search out new lands?

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They were in search of food sources

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Describe the hunter-gather lifestyle

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  • lived a nomadic life-style (no permanent home)
  • followed food sources
  • hunted food
  • gathered food from wild
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4
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What sophisticated societies existed in Mesoamerica?

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Olmec
Maya
Aztec

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5
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What happened when civilizations became more established?

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shifted away from being nomadic

developed agricultural ways of life

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6
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What is maize?

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corn

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7
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Define civilization.

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  • highly organized society

* marked by trade, government, arts, science, and often written language

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What caused the differences among the different Native American groups?

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  • location

* environment

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9
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What caused the differences in the housing of the different Native American groups?

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environment

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10
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Name some examples of Native American Art

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  • clothing *containers *jewelry

* pottery/baskets *dolls *sand paintings

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Describe the the Native American’s religious beliefs in general terms.

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  • believed in many gods/spirits
  • Gods showed themselves as parts of nature (i.e. animals, Sun, Moon)
  • Worship of the Great Spirit was key to their beliefs
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12
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Describe animism

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based on the religious idea that the universe and all natural objects have souls or spirits

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What did Europeans want form Africa, the Middle East, and Asia after the Crusades?

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  • Gold
  • Silk
  • Spices
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14
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Renaissance means _______________.

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re-birth

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15
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What happened during the Renaissance to help exploration?

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advances in technology

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What are some reasons people explored the new world?

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  • sources of wealth for monarchs to tax
  • revenue for trade
  • expanding empires (Portugal, Spain, England, France)
17
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Define astrolabe

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  • used the position of the sun for navigation

- showed latitude and local time

18
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Define lateen sails

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allowed ships to sail against the wind

19
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Define Portuguese caravel

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  • a small boat created for trade

* could carry large loads and take the ship into shallow waters making trade easier

20
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Define Conquistadors

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explorers from Spain

*Often mistreated Native Americans

21
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What motivated Spain to explore?

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The 3 G’s

  • God (spread Catholicism)
  • Gold
  • Glory
22
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Describe the lifestyle of french fur trappers

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  • Lived with Native Americans
  • Traded with Native Americans
  • Learned about trapping from Native Americans
  • Learned native languages and customs
  • Married Native American women
23
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Who was Amerigo Vespucci?

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  • When he arrived in the Americas, he thought he was in India so he call the native inhabitants “Indians”
  • Named the land “The Americas” after himself
24
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Who was Christopher Columbus?

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  • crossed the Atlantic in 1492

* was trying to reach Asia but reached America instead

25
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Who was Ponce de Leon?

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discovered Florida searching for the Fountain of Youth

26
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Who was Cortez?

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  • conquered the Aztecs in Mexico

- took the Aztecs’ wealth and sent it back to Spain

27
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Who was DeSoto?

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  • Traveled the southeastern US (including AL)

- Known for his cruelty to Native Americans

28
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Who was Coronado?

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  • traveled the southwestern US
  • was looking for the 7 Cities of Gold
  • was 1st to see the Grand Canyon and “shaggy cows” (buffalo)
29
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Where were the Inca located?

What did they have that the Europeans wanted?

A

Peru

Silver

30
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Where were the Maya and Aztecs located?

What did they have that the Europeans wanted?

A

Mexico

Gold

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