Unit 2: European Exploration

Name the four prehistoric American Indian Cultures in chronological order.

• paleo, archaic, mississippian, woodland

• mississippian, woodland, archaic, paleo

• paleo, archaic, woodland, mississippian

• paleo, woodland, archaic, mississippian

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Click all that are characteristics of the Mississippian Culture.

• lived in the southeaster US

• large scale farmers, good understanding of horticulture

• mound builders

• built homes that were dome, circular shapes made from mud and clay

• last major prehistoric culture

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Hernando de Soto cause which of the following

• American Indian religion conversion

• Disease

• Economic Growth

• new allies were developed

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Define horticulture.

• raising livestock for food

• management of crops and livestock

• gathering nuts and berries

• practice of gardening and management

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Name the European countries known for exploring the southeastern region of the United States of America.

• France

• Germany

• England

• Spain

• Scotland

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Name the first documented explorer to explore the area that would later be known as Georgia and the country that sponsored his expedition.

• England

• Christopher Columbus

• Spain

• France

• Hernando de Soto

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Identify the three reasons that best describe why Europeans were motivated to explore the new world.

• Gold - Europeans wanted all the gold to make coin

• Glory - Europeans wanted to gain more and more land for King and Country to be recognized for the accomplishment

• God - Europeans wanted to spread Catholic Christianity and escape religious persecution

• Glory - European explorers wanted to be King of America

• Gold - Europeans wanted to gain from the new territory by collection gold, silver, and other natural resources they could profit from

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Name the top two reasons Spanish wanted to explore the New World.

• search for gold

• build colonies

• spread Christianity by building Spanish Missions

• enslave American Indians

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Name the main reason the French wanted to explore the New World.

• fur trade

• build colonies

• spread Christianity

• mine for gold

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Define mercantilism.

• a belief that precious metals, such as gold and silver, were deemed absolutely necessary to a nation’s wealth.

• the belief a nation needed to have a large population, for a large population would provide a supply of labor, a market, and soldiers.

• economic practice common in Europe from the 16th to the 18th century that promoted a nation’s economy for the purpose of adding to its power at the expense of a rival nation.

• economic policy that is designed to maximize the exports and minimize the imports for an economy

• belief in the practice of commercialism

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