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Exploration/First Americans Quiz
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History
8th Grade
09/12/2011

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Term
Balboa
Definition

1510-1513 

Spain 

Discovered Panama

Term
Columbus
Definition

1492 

Spain 

Explored West Indies

Term
Cortes
Definition

1520 

Spain 

Destroyed Tenochtitlan 

Term
Vasco da Gama
Definition

1497-1498 

Portugal 

Sailed Around Africa to India 

Term
Magellan
Definition

1519-1522 

Spain 

1st to Circumnavigate the Globe

Term
Where was the land bridge?
Definition

Russia/Asia 

Bering Strait

Term

What led to cities? 

 

Definition
Farming/Dependable Food Supply
Term
Identify 3 great civilizations when given the accomplishments/locations?
Definition
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Term
Far North
Definition

Arctic: Harsh often ice covered 

SubArctic: Dense Forests 

 

Hunted 

Fished 

Gathered

Term
Eastern Woodlands 
Definition

S. Canada/ Great Lakes 

Covered with Forests 

 

Hunting & Gathering

Term
Great Plains 
Definition

Between Mississippi River and Rocky Mountains 

Plains w/ fertile Soil 

Grass 

 

Hunting and Gathering 

Term
Far West 
Definition

North: Cold Winters 

South: Desert Like 

 

Small Game 

Fish 

Berries 

 

North: Wooden Plank Homes  

South: Bark Covered Homes 

Term
Southeast 
Definition

Steamy and Hot 

 

Farming 

 

Houses: Wood frame covered with mud and clay

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