U.S. History Beginning

US History I - Opener

by Stephanie Vislosky

​Purpose

• ​Review what you learned about the Age of Exploration

• ​Tell us what the Americas were like BEFORE the arrival of the British

Multiple Choice

Tenochtitlan was the capital of what empire?

• Incan

• Aztec

• Maya

• Taino

Multiple Choice

How many people lived in Tenochtitlan by 1500?

• More than 200,000

• About one million

• 20,000

• Number unknown

Multiple Choice

What country sent conquistadors who conquered the Aztecs?

• Portugal

• Germany

• Spain

• England

Multiple Choice

In what year did Hernan Cortes land in Mexico?

• 1492

• 1519

• 1609

• 1620

Multiple Choice

What was the capital of the Inca empire?

• Tenochtitlan

• Cuzco

• Lima

• Mexico City

Multiple Choice

What mountains were home to most of the Inca Empire?

• Appalachian

• Alps

• Andes

• Rocky Mountains

Multiple Choice

What country is now where most of the Inca Empire had been?

• Brazil

• Bolivia

• Chile

• Peru

Multiple Choice

Quipus are...

• Inca coins

• Letters of the Inca alphabet

• Inca instrument for writing letters

• Multi-colored strings with knots used to keep records and send messages

Multiple Choice

La Florida means...

• Fountain of Youth

• Place of flowers

• Goddess Flora

• State of Florida

Multiple Choice

Mexico and most of Central America in mid-1500s were claled

• Peru

• New Spain

• La Florida

• New Mexico

Now listen...

Listen to the following Native American tale from the Northwestern Shoshone tribe

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What season was man afraid of?

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What did they want a piece of in their teepee?

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How many fire beings were there?

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What animal was the main character of the story?

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At what time would it be easiest to steal the fire?

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What is one animal that helped the coyote?