Discovery of North America

Who were likely the first people to come to North America?

• Vikings

• European Explorers

• Hunter Gatherers

• Spanish Explorers

How did hunter gatherers from Siberia likely reach North America?

• They sailed by boat.

• Beringia froze during the Ice Age creating an ice bridge.

• They walked across the land.

• They rode horses.

Why did hunters gatherers likely stay in North America?

• Beringia melted at the end of the Ice Age.

• North America was better than Siberia.

• They died.

• They forgot the way back to Siberia.

During the Medieval Times, what was the name for the group of people from Scandinavia (Norway, Sweden, Denmark)?

• Swedes

• Explorers

• Hunter Gatherers

• Vikings

The Vikings were known for being _________ and _________.

• explorers and hunters

• fierce warriors and explorers

• hunters and seafarers

• fierce warriors and seafarers

Seafaring Vikings sailed west from Scandinavia. What two bodies of land did they settle first?

• North America and Iceland

• Iceland and North America

• Greenland and Iceland

• Greenland and England

Who was the Viking who sailed farther west landing in North America and claiming the land for himself?

• Leif "the Lucky" Erikson

• Christopher Columbus

• John Cabot

• None of these

During the Age of Discovery, Europeans were traveling to the Far East (China and India) to ____________.

• claim land

• find food

• explore

• trade

How did European traders travel from Europe to the Far East?

• They used horses and wagons to travel the Silk Road.

• They walked across the Silk Road.

• They rode horses across the Silk Road.

• All of the these

Why was the Silk Road dangerous for traders?

• There were bandits who would rob and/or kill them.

• The weather could be harsh.

• The terrain was rough.

• All of these