Unit 1 Review Powerpoint
Look at the Geography Powerpoint for map locations
What is history?
Everything that happens is a part of history. (We will discuss the major stuff)
What do we call the study of the people, land and resources of an area?
geography
What do we call a person who studies history?
historian
What word means to bring water to an area?
irrigate
Who researches and finds information for historians?
Social scientists
What do we call a first hand account?
Primary source
Where did the first Native Americans come from?
Siberia in Asia
What are some of the important uses of water according to Mr. Cripps?
Boundaries, irrigation, hydroelectric power, transportation
What do we call a second hand account?
Secondary source
Is the following a primary or secondary source – encyclopedia
secondary
Is the following a primary or secondary source – journal
primary
Is the following a primary or secondary source – letter
primary
Is the following a primary or secondary source – video tape
primary
Is the following a primary or secondary source – text book
secondary
Is the following a primary or secondary source – biography
secondary
Is the following a primary or secondary source – autobiography
primary
Is the following a primary or secondary source – song
primary
What type of source is the most reliable?
primary
What do we call what it looks like outside at this very moment?
weather
What do we call the average weather over a period of time?
Climate
What do we call the total way of life of a group of people?
culture
When did the first Native Americans come to North America?
During the last ice age
How did the first Native Americans get to the North America?
Across a land bridge
What 5 tribes made up the Iroquois Confederacy?
Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk (SCOOM)
What did the Iroquois call themselves?
Haudenosaunee
What do the Iroquois call corn, beans and squash?
3 sisters
Who was responsible for the planting and harvesting of crops?
women
What did the Iroquois live in?
longhouses
What did the Iroquois base their time upon?
Nature and the seasons
What is the America name for a family consisting of a mother, father and kids?
Nuclear family
What do we call the Iroquois nuclear family?
Fireside family
What is the American name for the family consisting of all the person’s relatives?
Extended family
What do we call the Iroquois extended family?
Longhouse family
Who were the warriors and hunters in Iroquois society?
men
According to the Iroquois creation myth, which twin was the good twin?
Right - handed
What word means a person’s descent is traced through the female?
matrilineal
According to the Iroquois Creation Myth, who found the first soil?
muskrat
What do we call a bunch of longhouse families?
clan
What was the sixth nation to join the Iroquois Confederacy?
Tuscarora
What tribe hosted the Iroquois Confederacy meetings?
Onondaga
Who were the founders of the Iroquois Confederacy?
Deganawida, Hiawatha
What was the most important Iroquois festival?
Mid-Winter
What are shells used for communication and trade called?
wampum
Who led the first exploration to sail around the world?
Magellan
What were the 3 reasons for Spanish colonization of the Americas?
God, Gold and Glory (3 G’s) – remember I might word these differently
Who explored the Mississippi River for France?
Marquette and Joliet
What do we call the transfer of goods and ideas between the new and old world?
Columbian Exchange
Why did exploration occur in the late 1400’s?
Crusades over, renaissance, search for trade routes, desire for spices and perfume
Who set up the French trading post at Quebec?
Samuel de Champlain
Who explored for both England and the Dutch?
Henry Hudson
Who explored the northeast coast of North America for England?
John Cabot
Who explored the St. Lawrence River for France?
Jacques Cartier
What were the two main jobs for the French settlers?
Trapping and trading
What was the main occupation of the people of New Netherlands?
Fur trading
What was the original name of New York City?
New Amsterdam
What European country originally controlled Canada?
France
How did Spanish settlement affect the Native Americans?
Death, slavery, Native Americans lost land
What European country controlled much of Central America and Mexico?
Spain
What European country controlled originally controlled New York State?
The Netherlands (also known as Holland or the Dutch)
What do we call a passageway through or around North America?
Northwest Passage
What Native American tribe became friends with the Dutch?
Iroquois
What Native American tribes became allies of the French?
Algonquins and Hurons