US History "early america" Flashcards
many of the first american arrived from?
Asia
the first people to develop civilization were the
Olmec(mexico)
what tribe were great city builders and warriors?
Aztec
what tribe were peacefull traders
teotihuacan
what tribe were great thinkers, astromimers, and pyrimid and calander makers?
maya
what tribe were great fisherman and totem-pole artist?
kwakwaka’wakw
why did europeans explore and conquer?
glory, god, and gold
who built and supported the worlds leading school for navigation and exploration and what year?
Prince henry the navigator -1450
the who where the first to begin searching for an all water route back to asia?
the Portugueses
in what year did who sail the ocean blue
in 1492, columbus said the ocean blue
who were the first europeans to colonize america
the Spanish
who defeted the Aztecs and what year(1521)
Hernando cortez
who defeted the incas?(1531)
Francisco Pizarro
st.Augustine was founded in what year and what was the reason
1565 and to protect spanish treasure
what were the number 2 diesease that killed many natives
measels and small pox
