Early America Test Flashcards
What were Columbus’ three ships?
Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
Why did Columbus want to explore?
Curiosity, thirst for knowledge, and open up trade
Who discovered that Columbus was not in the East Indies?
Vespucci Amerigo
Who are the three groups of people who are thought to have been in America before Columbus?
Native Americans, Vikings, Sailors from Africa and Asia
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The worldwide redistribution of plants, animals, and diseases that resulted from the initial contacts between Europeans and American Indians.
What diseases did Europeans bring to the Americas?
Smallpox, Measles, Yellow Fever, Common Cold, Influenza
What plants did the Europeans bring to the Americas?
Rice, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Coffee, Sugar Cane, Bananas, Melons, Olives, Dandelions, Daisies, Clover, Ragweed, Kentucky Bluegrass
What plans did the Native Americans give to the Europeans?
Corn (Maize), Potatoes (white and sweet), Beans (snap, kidney, lima), Tobacco, Peanuts, Squash, Peppers, Tomatoes, Pumpkin, Pineapples, Cacao (source of chocolate), Chicle (source of chewing gum), Papaya, Manioc (Tapioca), Guavas, Avocado
What animals did the Europeans bring to the Americas?
Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Sheep, Goats, Chickens
What animals did the Native Americans give to the Europeans?
Llamas, Alpacas, Guinea Pigs
What are the major differences between the Europeans and Native Americans and Jamestown?
The Native Americans had no central leaders but, the Europeans had a ruling class with a king or queen
The Native Americans wanted to protect the environment but the Europeans used up all the land/resources and were wasteful or negligent
The Native Americans believed in spirituality all around them but the Europeans were Christian
The Native Americans were polytheistic but the Europeans were monotheistic
The natives sometimes had women in leadership roles but the Europeans followed traditional gender roles; men in leadership roles
The Native Americans didn’t believe in “owning” land but the Europeans used fences and believed in ownership of the land
Which type of source comes directly from a person or place?
A primary source
Which type of source would be a diary, authentic pictures, a map with notes on it, and interview, video of an event, autobiography, etc.
A primary source
Which source means: In the moment
Primary source
Which source come second hand?
Secondary source
What type of source could be a report written about a diary, a report written about an interview, a textbook, a biography?
Secondary source
Which type of source means: After the fact
Secondary source
What is the study of humans, past and present?
Anthropology
What is archaeology?
The study of past cultures through bones, fossils, and artifacts.
What is the study of money and its system?
Economics
What is geography?
The study of the earth and its features.
What is the study of past events?
History
What is political science?
The study of government and politics.
What is the study of society and people in a society?
Sociology