Human Migration Flashcards
Homo Sapiens Sapiens
Scientific name for Humans
Mitochondrial Eve
A woman in which human race has descended from. She is believed to be the first female human.
Migration
Movement of humans from one place to another.
Immigration
Movement of people that crossed international borders
Emigration
act of leaving one’s country with the intent to settle permanently in another
Crusades
A medieval military expedition, in which Europeans try to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims.
Atlantic Exploration
A group of maritime Europeans began to take west.
Irish Monks
They discovered the New World. If the weather conditions were right, they can cross from Europe traveling north of Atlantic Ocean to sail into North America.
Vikings
Hardly Sailors and fierce fighters who were the terror of the maritime Europe for centuries.
Henry the Navigator
Portuguese Navigator. He established the country for its maritime technology and discoveries.
Christopher Columbus
His voyages represent the effective European discovery and planted the very first colony of the New World.
Eurasian Advantage
Europe and Asia
Laws of Migration
Tendencies why people leave and why people stay
Push Factors
Negative forces that push migration.
Such as revolution, catastrophe, political persecution, conflicts, war, tension and economic pressures.
Pull Factors
Attractive forces that draw migration. (I.E. Economic Opportunites, political freedom, religious freedom, asylum from war and violence, freedom from political persecution)
