Unit 1 Final

Front

The land bridge during the Ice Age allowed migration between which two continents?

Back

Asia and North America

Front

Describe what Europeans found in North America when they arrived at the beginning of the sixteenth century.

Back

Native Americans had developed a variety of disparate cultures and languages.

Front

What happened to the English colony at Roanoke?

Back

Mysteriously disappeared within a few years of being established.

Front

What was the area of commerce that the early French efforts were based on in America?

Back

Animal Furs

Front

What type of civilizations did the Mayas and the Aztecs develop in what is now known as Mexico?

Back

Developed advanced cultures before European contact.

Front

What was the main agricultural product in early Indian civilizations in Mexico and Peru?

Back

Maize

Front

What was the purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?

Back

To divide the non-European world between Spain and Portugal

Front

Describe the difference between the Spanish, French, and English approaches to colonization in America.

Back

Answers will vary – need to emphasize that each one had different approaches to establishing colonies.

Front

At the time of Spanish conquest, the economies of most Native Americans in South and Central America and Mexico were based on what?

Back

Agriculture

Front

What was a conquistador and how did they contribute to the creation of the Spanish empire in America?

Back

Through a combination of daring, brutality, and greed they made possible the creation of the Spanish empire in America.