History chapter 1 Flashcards
Which Native American tribe hunted seals and walruses?
Inuit and Aleut
What did Columbus call the people he encountered in the Bahamas?
Indians
Which Incan emperor did Francisco Pizarro capture and hold hostage?
Atahualpa
Which crop did Native Americans use to grow to make bread?
Corn/Maize
What change allowed Native Americans in the Great Plains to hunt buffalo more effectively?
Taming Horses
Who financed Columbus’s voyage across the Atlantic in 1492?
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella (Spain)
What advantages did the Spanish have over the Native Americans in Mexico?
They had guns and armor, immunity to disease, and horses
What river did Louis Joliet and Jacques Marquette find and navigate?
The Mississippi River
Which of the Native American tribe was the most important early mound building culture?
Adena
What did the Spanish explorers call the multi story buildings built by the Anasazi?
Pueblos
Which two major language groups were spoken amongst Northeast Native American tribes?
Iroquoian and Algonquian
Where did the descendants of the Anasazi and Hohokam tribes live?
Four Corners Area
Name seven tribes who lived on the Pacific coast
Haida, Chinook, Nootka, Salish, Tlingit Kwakiutl, Nezperse
Where did Christopher Columbus and his three ships land?
The Bahamas
What did Native Americans teach the Europeans?
How to farm new crops
