Unit 1 Flashcards
What is Beringia?
A land bridge
Where did Native Americans come over from?
Asia
What did Native Americans follow to the Americas?
Food and animals
What were some changes the Native Americans had to make to adapt in the Americas?
Clothes and shelter due to the different climates
What did Native Americans need to live near?
Water
Were the 5 Iroquois nations united under one government or divided?
They were United under one government
Where did Europeans want to go?
Asia
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The trade between the old world and Americas
What was the worst part of the Colombian Exchange?
Disease
What did the Spanish take from the Native Americans?
Wealth, land, freedom
What does a compass show?
Directions: N S E W
How does a compass work?
Magnet points north to show direction
How does a compass help explorers at sea?
It gives them direction (NSEW)
How did the Native Americans arrive in America?
They came over the land bridge
