1st Repoting Period

How did American Indians change their environment to help grasses grow?

• Burned shrubs

• Built dams

• Dug wells

• Planted trees

What improvement in ship building in the 1400s helped control the wind?

• Triangular sails

• Square sails

• Wooden paddles

• Iron anchors

What tool helped European sailors know which direction they were going?

• Magnetic compass

• Hourglass

• Telescope

• Astrolabe

What is the term for people modifying their environment by planting crops?

• Agriculture

• Mining

• Trading

• Fishing

What is it called when people change to survive in new conditions?

• Adapting

• Inventing

• Trading

• Traveling

Which direction did Columbus sail in his attempt to reach Asia?

• West

• East

• North

• South

How did mapmakers help European sailors?

• By creating more accurate maps

• By building faster ships

• By inventing the compass

• By teaching them to swim

What did the Powhatan build to catch fish?

• Canoes and tools

• Stone walls

• Wooden bridges

• Iron traps

Why did the Aztecs build systems for bringing water to dry fields?

• To help their crops grow

• To build houses

• To catch fish

• To make pottery

What did Columbus hope to find by sailing west?

• Asia

• Africa

• Australia

• South America