America Before Columbus - Round 1

The middle ages are from 500 - 1500 AD. During this time, Europeans know this much about North America.

• a great deal

• very little

• some, but it's not true

• basically nothing

In 1491, this woman was the leader of Spain, and she was eager to find land and gold for her country.

• Isabella

• Henrietta

• Georgia

• Mongolia

This device helps European farmers increases the population of Europe by getting mechanical energy from the wind.

• the sail

• the windmill

• the waterwheel

• the wing

During the middle ages, cattle, horses, pigs, sheep, and goats gave Europeans meat, milk, leather, wool, and power. Together, they are known by this name.

• a farm

• the grocery store

• the big five

• the fab five

Related to a kind of grass, for centuries before Columbus, this crop fed North Americans.

• pumpkin

• corn

• wheat

• potato

Before the Spanish arrived in the 1500s, this group of people lived high in Andes mountains of South America.

• the Aztecs

• the Anasazi

• the Adena

• the Inca

Although people often think of it as from Ireland, this South American tuber had never even been seen in Europe before 1492.

• squash

• apple

• tomato

• potato

You may think this was an animal brought by the Pilgrims for Thanksgiving, but it was one of the only animals brought back to Europe by the Spanish Explorers.

• pig

• turkey

• chicken

• llama

Before the Spanish arrived, North America didn't have any large land animals anymore, because of these two had led to their extinction after the Ice Age.

• climate change, over-hunting

• disease, over-hunting

• climate change, fire

• fire, disease

Native Americans set large areas of land on fire. They did this to attract herds of this animal to the new grass that would grow in its place.

• prairie dogs

• llamas

• turkeys

• bison