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| the first Americans migrated over the _____ ______ to North America |
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| The Indians of the Great Plains used ____ for food, clothing, tools, and weapons. |
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| Pacific Northwest Native Americans |
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| lived in the wood houses and carved wooden totem poles as part of their religion and in respect for ancestors |
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| stories handed down over time to explain the past |
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| the first European people known to have visited the Americas |
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| a Viking explorer, son of Eric the Red, who explored Finland |
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| lines that run east to west on a globe |
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| lines that run north to south on the globe |
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| an instrument used to find direction |
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| line of longitude marked 0 degrees |
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| 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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| 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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| 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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| early explorers looked for a water route that would cut through North America to Asia |
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| England's first attempt at a permanent settlement and is known as the "Lost Colony" |
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| Captain John Smith was an English soldier of fortune who led the first successful English colony in North America called... |
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| sailed to America for religious freedom |
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| example of self rule in the American colonies by the Pilgrims |
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| people who come from another country to live |
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| most important cash crop to the early English colonies |
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| the term used to describe the horrible conditions the enslaved people endured while crossing the Atlantic to the New World |
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| group of Indians that lived in our area |
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| Great belief and respect for nature |
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| One cultural practice that most of the Native American groups had in common |
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| person who studies items from the past |
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| item dug up from the past and studied by archaeologists |
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| time period when much of the earth was frozen |
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| dried mud; cliff dwellings are made from this material |
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| type of Indian shelter that was made of animal skin and could be transported easily |
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| long spoken tales told by the Vikings pasted down to next generations |
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| trade route from China to other lands |
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| line of latitude marked 0 degrees |
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