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Exploration
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History
4th Grade
08/06/2011

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land bridge
Definition
the first Americans migrated over the _____ ______ to North America
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buffalo
Definition
The Indians of the Great Plains used ____ for food, clothing, tools, and weapons.
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Pacific Northwest Native Americans
Definition
lived in the wood houses and carved wooden totem poles as part of their religion and in respect for ancestors
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legends
Definition
stories handed down over time to explain the past
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Vikings
Definition
the first European people known to have visited the Americas
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Leif Eriksson
Definition
a Viking explorer, son of Eric the Red, who explored Finland
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four cardinal directions
Definition
north, south, east, west
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latitude
Definition
lines that run east to west on a globe
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longitude
Definition
lines that run north to south on the globe
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compass
Definition
an instrument used to find direction
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Prime Meridian
Definition
line of longitude marked 0 degrees
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Christopher Columbus
Definition
a young Italian sailor who convinced Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand of Spain that he could find the riches of the East by sailing west. On October 12, 1492, he landed on an island in the Bahamas that he claimed was off the coast of Asia
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Ferdinand Magellan
Definition
a Spanish sailor whose crew was the first to sail all the way around the world, even though he was killed in the Philippines
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Columbian Exchange
Definition
the period of great exchange of products, people, language, culture, food and diseases, etc. that took place following the discovery of the New World
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Northwest Passage
Definition
early explorers looked for a water route that would cut through North America to Asia
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Roanoke
Definition
England's first attempt at a permanent settlement and is known as the "Lost Colony"
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Jamestown
Definition
Captain John Smith was an English soldier of fortune who led the first successful English colony in North America called...
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Pilgrims
Definition
sailed to America for religious freedom
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Mayflower Compact
Definition
example of self rule in the American colonies by the Pilgrims
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immigrants
Definition
people who come from another country to live
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tobacco
Definition
most important cash crop to the early English colonies
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plantation
Definition
a large farm
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Middle Passage
Definition
the term used to describe the horrible conditions the enslaved people endured while crossing the Atlantic to the New World
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Southeastern
Definition
group of Indians that lived in our area
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Great belief and respect for nature
Definition
One cultural practice that most of the Native American groups had in common
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archaeologists
Definition
person who studies items from the past
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artifact
Definition
item dug up from the past and studied by archaeologists
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Ice Age
Definition
time period when much of the earth was frozen
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adobe
Definition
dried mud; cliff dwellings are made from this material
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tepee
Definition
type of Indian shelter that was made of animal skin and could be transported easily
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sagas
Definition
long spoken tales told by the Vikings pasted down to next generations
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Silk Road
Definition
trade route from China to other lands
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Equator
Definition
line of latitude marked 0 degrees
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