The First Americans

 The first Americans were________________  They arrived in North America by _____________________________________  The Glaciers melted 10,000 years ago,  Native Americans began to grow crops for most of their food.

 Northwest - fish, berries, and nuts

 Northeast – corn, squash, and beans

 Southwest – rabbits, deer, corn, beans

 4 major civilizations in the Americas were ______________, ________________, __________________, and ____________.  The ________________  lived_______________  built________________  developed __________, ____________, and ____________

The __Olmac______ lived _____________ grew______________

 The __Maya______________  lived _____________  grew______________

 The __Inca______________  lived _____________  grew______________

 The __Aztec______________  lived _____________  grew______________

 Vikings reach North America  1 st Viking explore to explore North America was __________  He came from __________ to ___________  He left because __________________  __________ came from Italy to the West Indies  He discovered many _____________and ____________  Merchants in Europe now wanted what he discovered

 Europeans searched for wealth  ____________________ of Portugal opened a school for ______________.  The 1 st English explore was _____________  he left (date) __________  he discovered__________

 ______________ was the 1 st Portuguese explore  ________________ sailed the Pacific in 1513 for Spain  ________________ was the 1 st explorer who sailed completely around the world.  ________________ was the 1 st explore to discover America in 1492  the reason Columbus left Spain was to find ____________________________.