Unit 1 Review

The largest tribe in the Southeast was called what?

People called the Americas home before European settlers. They lived in communities called...

Describe the roll of men in the colonies.

We discussed 4 different nations that primarily colonized the Americas during the Age of Exploration. What are the four nations we discussed?

There were many effects felt from European exploration. Some of these effects can be summarized by the words beliefs, slavery, and disease. Pick one and explain...

European explorer who discovered the Americas while trying to find a faster trade route to the Indies.

American Indian tribes have a deep respect and connection to ____. They feel connected to the ____. It played a vital role in their sacred beliefs and everyday life.

European explorer who sailed for the Dutch and landed on the island known as present day Manhattan.

European explorers were in search of one or multiple things. We can use alliteration to remember their motives. What were they? (Hint: they all start with'g')

For thousands of years, American Indians operated huge _______ networks to get what they needed from other people in the Americas.

A tall, cone-shaped house made of animal skins stretched over wooden poles.

A ____ is a group of people of the same tribe who are closely connected. Often they're connected by family ties. _____ might fish, hunt, and grow food together. _____ had leaders for different duties.

True or False? The Native Americans believed in land ownership.

Many tribes in the Southeast region lived in homes built of dried clay called _______.

European explorer brought settlers to Quebec, Canada. Quebec is one of the oldest cities of European origin in Canada.

A chiefdom is a group of tribes under one leader, or _____.

European explorer who was sent by France and sailed up the Mississippi River.

Larger, more permanent housing for indigenous people groups (specifically in the Northeast)

Many native cultures created ___ systems to water their crops. They built canals, pipelines, reservoirs, and dams to bring water from distant sources to their farms.

What is the difference between an indentured servant and a slave?

Before the arrival of Europeans in North America, there were approximately ___ different American Indian languages spoken by millions of indigenous people.

____ are larger groups of distant relatives. ____ elders were often chosen to make decisions for the group. ___ were often shared by many tribes.

The ____ ______ was the sharing of plants, animals, ideas, and technology between Europe and the Americas.

A ____ is a picture carved into rock. ___ represent important cultural beliefs, tribal stories, and significant events

American Indians across North America relied on the land for food. Tribes ___, ___, and ___ for food.

Small, dome-shaped homes that indigenous people groups lived in (specifically in the Northeast).

European explorer who landed in present day Florida in what is now Saint Augustine. Some people believe he hoped to find the “Fountain of Youth.”

A unique tradition of the Northwest tribes is the building of ______. These help tell the tribes' histories and stories.

Describe the roll of women in the colonies.

_________ were extremely important when native people needed to travel