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What is the land bridge theory?
a bridge of ice that connected alaska and asia
what is the representative confederation
a government made up of independent units
what is the reformation
a movement to reform the church, but turned out to be a separation
who was Hiawatha
a mowhawk magician and prophet who devoted his final years to creating a union among hostile native americans
what is feudalism
a system in which powerful lords gave land to nobles in return for pledges of loyalty
who is marco polo
a venetian merchant who travled to china in 1275
what was the aztecs population
about 100,000
parliament
an assembly with representatives people and might gain voice in government with the body- england
what were the pueblos named before
anasazi
what year did the aztecs settle
around 1325
when did the five nations form
around 1570-1580
serfs
bound to soil - they were considered part of the property
what did prince henry the navigator do
built a school of navigation, brought together mapmakers, astronomers, and shipbuilders
who and why was it called the cape of good hope
by King John the second, it seemed to hold promise of the new sea route to india
how was the leagues ruling council remarkable
by giving each single nation a vote
who devised a written language and dictionary
cherokee
what did they farm and trade across the midwest
copper and shells
What were the five civilised tribes of the southeast
creek, cherokee, chocotaw, chigasaw, seminoles,
why did they go to asia
curiosity, spices, enrich countries
what does a matrilineal society mean
descent was traced through the female line, females chose their chief and had the ability to disprove of the chief
who are the most famous vikings
eric the red and and leif ericson
what did the scandinavian vikings do
established settlements on iveland and greenland, probably sometime between 8000-1100
what did eric the red do
exiled from norway, settled in iceland, later banished, and settled in greenland
What did the Mayas trade
farm products for metalwork and pottery
what did the southeast do to get food
farming
what did the mississippi valley flourish
farming and trading
what did the pacific northwest do to get food
fishing
what did the portuguese get from africa
gold, ivory, pepper, and slaves
where did columbus begin a settlement
hispanilola (little spain)
what was the Ohio river valleys culture called
hopewill
what changed the great plains life
horses from the spanish
what did bartolome dias do
in 1487 he was the first to round the tip of africa, it was named the Cape of Good Hope
what are the 3 great empires
incas, mayas, aztecs
Where was christopher columbus from
italy
who made the printing press
johannes gutenburg
what is manors
large estates held by a noble/lord - the majority of the people of europe were peasants who worked or these farmlands they lived in a villiage on the manor
what did the pueblos build
large multi-story apartment buildings out of adobe
what did the mayas build
large pyramids and villages
famous people from italy
leonardo da vinci, rapheal, michelangelo
what type of houses did the iroquis live in
long houses made of poles and bark
what church did martin luther form
lutheran church
what society were the iroquis tribes
matrilineal society
what are the names of the two groups of moundbuilders
mississippi river valley and ohio river valley
what were the five nations
mohawk, seneca, oneida, onondaga, cayuga
where were the pueblos from
new mexico and arizona
what was columbus's ships name
nina, pinta, santa maria
did anyone believe in marco polo
no
where did the aztecs settle
on islands in the middle of lake texcoco
who did the government of the incas provide for
orphans, the aged, and the sick
what country found a sea route to asia
portugal
where did the iroquis live
present day new york
what destroyed the land bridge
rising sea levels
who was vasco de gama
sailed 10 years after dias, first to sail all the way to india
in 1492 what did columbus do
sailed and landed in what he thinks is india calls them native americans spent 3 months in the new world
what did vasco de gamas crew memebers die of
scurvy, caused by lack on vitamin c
What did christopher columbus do
searched for a fast route to asia, promoted the idea of sailing west in order to find that route first to sail west
what was one of the ways of life in california
seed gatherers (EX. acorns)
who was leif ericson
son of eric the red, supposedly visited norway and became a christian, king olaf sent him to greenland but blown of course and landed on what we know today as vinland
what were the cultures of north america
southwest(pueblos),moundbuilders, great plains, pacific northwest, california, southeast
what countries emerged and became powerful
spain, portugal, and france
how did they the incas get food
terrorist hill side farms with irrigation
what concept did the mayas invent
the concept of 0, complicated calendars,
what did hiawatha refer to the confederacy as
the great peace
what were the great plains known as
the last of the great hunters (buffalo hunters)
what did the aztecs build
there city state, gold adorned temples, floating gardens, enormous markets
where and how much did the incas control
they lived and controled a 3000 mile stretch of south africa from its northern coast to the middle of chile
where did the mayas live
they lived in southern mexico and central america
What did the mayas develop
vast group of city states that competed with each other
what did the word pueblos mean
villages
what are the 4 staples of diets in the united states
wheat, maize, rice and potatoes
what did marco polo do
wrote a book of his experiences
what year did the mississippi valley settle
900 AD
ice covered which body of water know today
Bering Strait
renaissance
"rebirth" a period of far - reaching social & cultural changes in the 1400's and 1500's in europe
what year did the mayas decline
1000 A.D.
what did the incas engineer
10000 miles of roads, woven rope suspension bridges
what year did the renaissance begin and where
1350 in northern italy
when did the iroquis live
1500-1600's
when and what did martin luther do
1517, posted his 95 theses
what year did the Ohio river valley settle
200 BC
how tall and what shape were the ohio river valleys mounds
30 feet, turtles, snakes, etc.
who founded the five nations
Hiawatha