Chapter 1

Things to Know (go back over this chapter and record answers for the following):

1) Who were the 1st Americans?  How did they get the Americas?

2) Discuss the following civilizations: Incas, Aztecs, Cahokia.

3) What were the three sisters?

4) Indirect discoverers of America: a) How do the crusades lead to the discovery of America?
b) How did Marco Polo encourage exploration?  c) Why is Africa important?

5) What was Columbus looking for when he ran into the Americas?  Where did he initial land?

6) What was the Columbian Exchange?

7) European diseases wiped out what percent of Native Americans?  Why is this important?

8) Who were the following people and what did they do:

a) Vasco Nunez Balboa
b) Ferdinand Magellan
c) Hernan Cortes
d) Juan Ponce de Leon
e) Francisco Coronado
f) Hernado de Soto
g) Francisco Pizarro

9) What is the "Black Legend"?

You will have class time to work on these questions.  You can do them in groups.  If you do not finish this is your homework.