social studies 7

Question 1

____ refers to the land bridge that connected Asia (Russia) and North America (alaska) during the Ice Age circa 15,000 BC

Answer 1

Beringia

Question 2

most historians agree that the _____ peoples(a.k.a. Native American/Indians) of the Americas migrated across beringia leading to the settlement of the Americas

Answer 2

first

Question 3

_____ is the entire way of life of people (food, homes, clothing, message meeting needs/wants, beliefs, traditions, travel, etc.).

Answer 3

culture

Question 4

_________ (the environment) shaped all cultures of the world, and we see this in North America. People developed distinct cultures as they adapted to, and use the resources within, their surrounding environments.

Answer 4

geography

Question 5

______ ______ our first hand evidence, the stories of people or objects that were there when an event happened, they experienced it. (Eg. Diary, journal entry, I witness, artifact, photo, etc.)

Answer 5

Primary source

Question 6

_______ _______ describe and or interpret the past using primary sources. Historians right secondary sources to explain what the evidence reveals.

Answer 6

Secondary source

Question 7

_______ are objects made by humans

Answer 7

Artifacts

Question 8

___________s or historians who specialize in studying artifacts, and what they reveal about the past

Answer 8

Archaeologist

Question 9

_________________ was the democratic government of unified five tribes. It was created to establish peace between the tribes, cooperation, and to better protect them against mutual enemies. Hiawatha “ the unifier” was important because he encouraged the _____ it unite

Answer 9

Iroquois tribes

Question 10

__________ ____________ was the first explorer to reach the(accidentally), and his voyage began the age of European exploration and colonization that changed the face of the Americas and around the world

Answer 10

Christopher Columbus

Question 11

“___, ____, and _____” sums up the three motivations for European of the Americas (and world); explorers wanted to become rich through trade/gold, become famous, achieve greatness, and bread, their religious beliefs

Answer 11

God; gold; glory

Question 12

__________ ** technologies** made the age of exploration possible. Key inventions include: astrolabe, Columbus, cargo ship, and better maps.

Answer 12

renaissance

Question 13

the _______ refers to a direct water water route from europe to asia in the northwest hemisphere. it was frozen over

Answer 13

north-western passage

Question 14

the effects of _________ were both positive and negative as new tech, animals diseases and new conflicts and ideas from all around the world

Answer 14

exploration

Question 15

the ________ colonies (north) were settled by british puritan christian’s for religious freedom; they relied of fishing to making food. they had cold winter

Answer 15

new england