Spanish America

Most historians believe that Native (indigenous) Americans came from

• Asia to Alaska (crossing an ice bridge through Beringia)

• Massive boats crossing the Pacific Ocean

• Australia by crossing the land bridge connected to South America

• Uber and Lyft. They hit em up for a ride

Who are the Paleo-Indians?

• Native Americans that eat a strict diet

• First people who entered and inhabited the Americas

• Spanish explorers

The first Americans were:

• nomads

• excellent farmers

• great poets

• settled in one location

The first 'recorded' signs of agriculture in the Americas took place in

• Canada

• the Northeastern portion of the United States

• Mesoamerica (Central and Southern Mexico)

• the Central Valley of California

The Mayan and Aztecs were

• friendly towards other tribes

• warlike and believed in human sacrifice

• nomads

• from South America

Where did Cristopher Columbus originally land? (in 1492)

• Florida

• Mexico

• Bermuda

• San Salvador Island (the Bahamas)

The first European country to search for new trade routes was

• Britain

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

Which country financed Columbus' voyage?

• Portugal

• France

• Spain

• Italy

Aztec emperor when Hernan Cortes arrived to Tenochtitlan

• Moctezuma II

• Ferdinand II

• Cuauhtemoc

The Spanish that came to Central and North America in search of gold

• separatists

• encomiendas

• conquistadors