Exploration

By Mr. Griffin

Christopher Columbus discovered the new world in

_____. (year)

1492

True or False

Christopher Columbus was born in Spain.

False

He sailed for Spain, but he was born in Italy.

Who was the King of Spain when Columbus was granted

his expedition?

King Ferdinand

Another term for Central America -

MesoAmerica

Viking explorer that was banished from Iceland

Eric the Red

_____ was the approximate date when the Vikings reached

North America.

1000 AD

The Mountains in South America where the Incas called

home____________.

Andes Mountains

Islands off the coast of Florida where the Spaniards set up

colonies.

The Bahamas

Type of ship with steering rudder and triangular sails?

Caravel

Imaginary line at 0 degrees Longitude

Prime Meridian

The shape of many MesoAmerican temples.

Pyramid.

Spanish speaking nation that borders the United States to the South.

Mexico

Earliest Europeans that discovered North America

Vikings

Imaginary line at 0 degrees latitude

The Equator

What was the Northwest passage?

Water Route to Asia

Viking Explorer that discovered “New Found Land”

Leif Ericson

The sharing of ideas and/or customs between cultures is called __________________

The Columbian Exchange

Another term for King

Monarch

Spanish word for conqueror.

Conquistador

Rule by lords – who owe alliance to a King/Queen

Feudalism

MesoAmerican civilization that disappeared in 850 AD

Maya

Enemy of the Vikings

The Saxons

Channel for carrying water

Aqueduct

Native Americans in the Arctic

The Inuits

Region in which people share a similar way of life

Culture Area

Number of trips Columbus made to the “New World”

4

District ruled by a lord

Castle, peasants, huts, etc…..

Manor

The 2nd Largest Continent

Africa

The study of people, their environments, and resources

Geography

The Spanish Conquistador who overthrew the Incan Empire

Pizarro

An advanced Culture

Civilization

Continent where China is located

Asia

A level strip of land carved into the side of a hill or mountain – usually for farming

Terrace

Objects made by humans and used by archaeologists to learn about past human cultures

Ex – arrow heads, pottery

Artifact

Ancient Civilization that was located in South America

The Incas

Country that borders the United States to the North

Canada

Device which shows which direction is north

Magnetic Compass

Deadly disease introduced to the natives by the Europeans

Small Pox

Region where the Maya and Aztec Civilizations lived

Central America

Continent where the Inca civilization lived

South America

Instrument to measure the position of the stars.

Astrolabe

An account of what has happened

History

System of writing that uses pictures

Hieroglyphics

South American country colonized by Portugal.

Brazil

The Spanish Conquistador that overthrew the Aztecs

Hernan Cortes

A group of people who move to a new land – ruled by the government of their native land

Colony

• The earliest Americans crossed from Asia to North America via the Land Bridge