Unit 2 Pre-Columbian America and Contact with Europeans!

(The Great Age of Exploration)

Important terms and concepts to put on FLASH CARDS (some of these will require more than a definition) Pre-Columbian, Lineage X, Primary Source, Secondary Source, Encomienda, Conquistador, Columbian Exchange, Treaty of Tordesillas, caravel

Migration of early peoples to North America

Bering Land Bridge Theory (Clovis Culture) Explain the theory. European Migration Theory (Solutrean Culture) Explain the theory.

What is Clovis Culture?

What is Solutrean Culture?

What evidence is there to support this theory?

What evidence is there to support this theory?

What is the Native American point of view on their origins?

What are the important parts of a civilization that we learned in class? a. b. c. d. e.

Kennewick Man Who is Kennewick Man and where was he found? b. What were his wounds? a. Why is Kennewick Man a problem for the Bering Land Bridge Theory? What is NAGPRA and why are scientists fighting with Native tribes in the Northwest?

c.

d.

Ancient civilizations in Pre Columbian America?

The Anasazi Where were they located? The Moundbuilders Where were they located?

Where and how did they build their homes?

What types of mounds were there? a. b. c.

Identify a major city of these people and the state Identify a major city of these people and the state it is located in? it is located in?

What are pictographs and petroglyphs?

What state has more mounds than any other?

Where will you find the Great Serpent Mound?

Native American Folklore Why was storytelling such an important part of Native American cultures? What types of stories were told? a. Stories about how things came to be. b. Stories about why things happen. c. Stories to teach a lesson.

The Age of Exploration

Christopher Columbus Hero or Villain? What were the THREE important outcomes of his voyage? a.

b.

c.

WRITE What was Christopher Columbus (Christobal Colon) really looking for? (explanation)

How Does the Great Age of European Exploration Begin?

A. The Decline of Feudalism
What brought about the Rise of Feudalism? The period of time between the years 500- 1000 A.D. are called the What was the Feudal era like during these years between 500-1000? Describe

What forces helped Europe to turn the corner and start throwing off their old Medieval ways? 1.

2.

3.

B. The Crusades! What were the Crusades? Describe How did the Crusades Help begin the Great Age of Exploration? 1.

2.

3.

C. The Renaissance!
What was the Renaissance and what does the word mean?

How does the Renaissance Help bring about a Great Age of Exploration? 1. 2.

3.

4.

Prince Henry the Navigator (Portugal) Why was Prince Henry looking for an all water route to Asia? a. Why do we learn about Prince Henry in US history? Why is he important? a.

b.

b.

c.

c.

Spanish American Society in the New World

_______________________ had most power in Spanish American society.
_________________ were people of Spanish descent born in the colonies. _____________were people of mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry.

_______________and_____________

Spanish American Society

had the least power, privileges, and fewest rights.

Martin von Behaims Erdapfel (what does this mean in English?_________________)

What did Europeans think the world was like in the 15th Century? A. B. C.

The Conquistadors!
Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca What is his story? Francisco Vasquez de Coronado What is his story? Hernan Cortes What is his story?

Where did he explore and pillage?

Where did he explore and pillage?

Where did he explore and pillage?

How did Spain succeed in conquering so much of the Americas?

A. B.

C.

D.

What were the motivations for the Conquistadors to come? a. b. c. d. e. f.

Who was Bartolomeu de Las Casas?

Who was he and what did he take a stand against?

The Columbian Exchange (What 4 types of living things were moving east to west, west to east?) a. b. c. d.

The Treaty of Tordesillas When, why, and where was it established? What did Portugal get? What did Spain get?

The Spanish Encomienda system What was it

supposed to be like?

What was it

actually like?

Evidence of the Importance and Value of Trade with the East (Remember the Van Eyck painting?) How do we know Europeans really valued the trade goods they received from the east?

Other Important Questions and Terms to Know WRITE Explain the special relationship Genoa and Venice had with Arab trading ports? How did this develop and what did it have to do with helping bring about the Great Age of Exploration?

WRITE Why couldnt Europeans just move over the silk roads and trade with the Far East themselves?

WRITE What impact did the Black Death have upon Medieval Europe?

HEADS UP There may be a question or two about the writings of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca (La Relacion), Francisco Vasquez de Coronado (Letters to the King), and Bartolomeau de las Casas (Destruction of the People in the West Indies)