Chapter 1 people

Question 1

Anasazi

Answer 1

A Native American group that lived in the area that is now the south-west United States (Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico) from 100-1300.

Question 2

Aztecs

Answer 2

Native Americans that settled in the Valley of Mexico in the 1200s and developed a powerful empire

Question 3

Pueblo

Answer 3

Descendants of the Anasazi, lived in deserts of Southwest US

Question 4

Iroquois

Answer 4

A group of Native Americans who lived in the woodlands of the northeast US

Question 5

Songhai

Answer 5

An empire that controlled much of West Africa in the 1500s

Question 6

Kongo

Answer 6

A group of small kingdoms in central Africa that were united under a single ruler in the late 1400s.

Question 7

Benin

Answer 7

A west African kingdom that flourished in the Niger Delta region

Question 8

Mali

Answer 8

An empire in Africa taken over by the Songhai

Question 9

Muhammad

Answer 9

Founded Islam in Arabia

Question 10

Isabella

Answer 10

Queen of Spain, sponsored Columbus’ voyages

Question 11

Marco Polo

Answer 11

Journeyed from Europe to China

Question 12

Bartolome de Las Casas

Answer 12

A priest from Spain; became “Protector of the Indians”

Question 13

Hernan Cortez

Answer 13

Tried to take over the Aztecs, was eventually driven out

Question 14

John Smith

Answer 14

Leader of Jamestown; used his diplomatic and military skills to hold the colony together. Forced the colonists to farm.

Question 15

John Winthrop

Answer 15

Leader of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Well planned and successful colony.

Question 16

Roger Williams

Answer 16

Believed land should be bought from Native Americans. Started a new colony in Providence.

Question 17

Anne Hutchinson

Answer 17

A woman who encouraged people to read and interpret the Bible themselves. Banished and moved to Rhode Island.

Question 18

William Penn

Answer 18

Was given Pennsylvania as settlement of a debt. A Quaker. Believed in representative government and freedom of religion.

Question 19

Pontiac

Answer 19

Ottawa leader who recognized that a French loss in the war was a loss for Native Americans.

Question 20

Tanio

Answer 20

The first natives to come in contact with Columbus

Question 21

Juan Ponce de Leon

Answer 21

Spanish solider who conquered Puerto Rico, he investigated Florida and looked for gold there

Question 22

Portuguese

Answer 22

Split South America with Spain (Treaty of Tordesillas)

Question 23

Pope (Poe-pay)

Answer 23

Pueblo religious leader, punished by Spanish priests because they said he practiced witchcraft, led a rebellion of 17,000 people they destroyed churches executed priests pushed the Spanish out of the area (southwestern part of the US) the natives, pueblo, controlled this area for 14 more years

Question 24

Kayasha Pomo

Answer 24

Native American tribe along the coast of Northern California, a story that when people saw a big bird (boat) they thought that they were going to be destroyed, but it didn’t destroy them so they had a feast and celebrated