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How did the first people arrive in the America's?
the native americans walked from Asia to North America across the land bridge.
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What allowed the Native Americans to settle?
the domestication of the plants(permanent settlements)
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What are the steps to civilization?
Paleo Indians===Hunters and Gatherers===Domestication===Civilization-Permanent Settlements
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What influenced the developement of Native American cultures?
- A-Geography influenced the types of homes Native Americans had
- B-Geography influenced the type of food they ate
- C-Geography influenced their culture
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what role did geography play in Native American civilization?
- Northeast Great Plains Southwest
- -homes-
longhouses and wigwams -Homes-tepees(easy to move) -Homes-pueblos(manystoried - -food-slash and burn farming and circular lodge houses made out of clay/mud/bricks
- -Food-hunting(buffalo)and farming -Food-farming corn,squash,and
- beans)
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How dis Europeans view Native Americans when they first met?
they were viewed as barbaric by the Europeans. many native americans were abused and used as slaves
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what are the positive and negative affects when the Europeans and Native Americans first met?
- POSITIVE NEGATIVE-Native Americans taught Europeans -Abuse
- how to use the land. -Loss of culture
- -Native Americans were introduced to new technology.-Pushed of their land
- -Caught foreign disease which many times, caused
- death
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Describe the Columbian Exchange?
- -The Columbian Exchange is the transfer of plants, animals, and dieases between the two hemispheres (the Nwe World and the Old World.)
- -From Europe---->wheat, rice, sugar cane, horses, catrtle, pigs, sheep, bananas, and chickens
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what happened to Christopher Columbus?
- -After abusing the Native Americans, Columus was punished bu taking away his powers to govern the new lands.
- -From North America------>Corn, bean, squash, tomatoes, peanuts, coca, rubber, turkeys, pineapple
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How did geography influence the development of the economy and culture of all four colonial regions?
- New England-->Rocky soil and cold climates led to small farms and turning to the sea for food and jobs. Shipbuilding, whaling, and trade.
- Southern--->great growing season and rich soil with many water ways led to a plantation economy.
- Middle(breadbasket)--->good growing season with natural harbors led to growing cities with a diverse populations. rich soil wheat farming. The Bread Basket colonies
- Backcountry(west)--->Frontier economy with small independent farmers. life on the Fall-line, citizens valued elbow room and equality.
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What were the goals and results of European exploration of North and South America?
- GOALS OF EUROPEAN EXPLORATION-search for new trade routes.(NORTHWEST PASSAGE)
- -Desire for riches.(GOLD)
- -Search for converts to Christianity(GOD)
- -Desire for adventure(GLORY)
- EFFECTS OF EUROPEAN EXPLORATION-Europeans reach Americas
- -Europeans settle in the Americas
- -Development of trade
- -Expand knowledge of world geography
- -Devastation of Ammerican Indians
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