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Some time between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago, people may have migrated from Asia to the Americas, across a land bridge that connected Siberia and Alaska. Over a long period of time, successive generations migrated southward to the southern tip of South America. They evolved to hundreds of tribes, spoke different languages, and practiced different cultures. In the 1490s it is estimated that the Native American population was from 50 million to 100 million people. - correct answer American Indian...

Spain - First conquerors of North America France - Established post in Quebec. They find animal pelts, fishing England - Arrive later in 1607 with establishment of Jamestown. Why overseas? - expanding trade and commerce but found rich resources instead. Christopher Columbus - He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India. Leif Ericson - Viking who was the first European to visit America Roanoke - Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. It w...

Before the coming of Europeans, the peoples who lived in what is now the United States had not developed A common language The first European country to launch long ocean voyages of exploration was Portugal When Christopher Columbus made his famous voyages to the New World, he Believed that he had reached the Far East The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was, in part, due to The diseases the Spaniards had given the Indians Before the arrival of the Europeans, the po...

History Final: American YAWP 1-15 The first American arrived on the North American continent approximately - 12-20 thousand years ago Agriculture arose in North America - Nearly simultaneously as in Asia/eastern hemisphere The crops most commonly grown by Native Americans, also called the "Three Sisters," include all of the following except - Wheat What is the best term to describe Native Americans ancestry/descent? - Matrilineal What was the name of the largest city in the Mi...

AMSCO: 4.1-4.4How did cross-cultural interactions spread technology and facilitate changes in trade and travel from 1450 to 1750? - correct answers Technology: - Increase in interactions of empires over the Atlantic Ocean led to an increase in naval technology - Compass - Astrolabe - Caravel - Lateen sail - *Cartography* - *Prince Henry the Navigator* - Traders/sailors relied on *astronomical charts* Trade + Travel: - *Maritime empires* - Voyages by *Christopher Columbus* allow...

LUOA - U.S. History Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 Graded A+ - Liberty University. Archeology - The scientific study of material evidence of the past. Cahokia - A Native American city that boasted a population of 20,000 before the 1490's. Cactus Hill - One of the oldest archaeological sites in North America. Bering Strait Thesis - The most popular view is that the ice age lowered teh water level enough so that a land bridge appeared in teh Bering Strait. Pacific Ocean Thesis ...

Cahokia ("Mississippi Culture") correct answers Largest North American city located in St.Louis, Eastern Woodland society which farmed corn and grains in the fertile valleys of the Mississippi River and established cities made of earthen mound " Iroquois Confederacy correct answers Union of several Iroquois tribes - Mohawk, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, and Oneida, under the beginnings of a representative government, maintained control of the Great Lakes Region Prince Henry the Navigator co...

Life Under the Sea Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Oceanography - ANSWERSStudy of the physical ocean Marine biology - ANSWERSScientific study of plant, animals. and other organisms that live in the ocean. Why do we study these? - ANSWERS-Food -Medicine -Raw Materials -Weather Pacific Islanders - ANSWERS1st people to study the ocean Phoenicians - ANSWERS1st western navigators Aristotle - ANSWERS1st Marine Biologist, he described many forms of life. Dark Ages - ANSWE...

Social Studies 10-1 Unit 2 Latest Version Graded A+ Imperialism One country's domination over another country's economic, political, and cultural institutions. Colonialism When people from one country settle into another country and establish economic, social, and political control over the territory. Historical Globalization A period that is often identified as beginning in 1492, when Christopher Columbus made his first voyage, and ending after World War II, when the United St...

LUOA - U.S. History Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 Graded | Liberty University. Archeology - The scientific study of material evidence of the past. Cahokia - A Native American city that boasted a population of 20,000 before the 1490's. Cactus Hill - One of the oldest archaeological sites in North America. Bering Strait Thesis - The most popular view is that the ice age lowered teh water level enough so that a land bridge appeared in teh Bering Strait. Pacific Ocean Thesis - S...