Native Americans and Exploration

This is an object that has been made by humans that has cultural or historical significance

• primary source

• secondary source

• artifact

• cave painting

This was a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska. Currently underwater, the land bridge was walkable during the Ice Age. The First Americans likely utilized the land bridge in some way to gradually migrate to the Americas.

• Baja Peninsula

• Overland Bridge

• Beringia

• Kelp Highway

This was a ship that could sail more closely to the wind, and thus around Africa.

• kayak

• sail boat

• steamship

• caravel

He was an Italian explorer who landed in a “New World.” Columbus would take four voyages to the New World; however, he never recognized that he had found a new land. He died convinced that he had found a sea route to Asia. He was a brutal leader and abuser of Native Americans.

• Henry Hudson

• Ponce de Leon

• Bartoloneu Dias

• Christopher Columbus

- These were people who migrated through the Bering land bridge 13,300 to 12,800 years ago. They hunted mammoth and they were known for their flint spearheads.

• Clovis People

• Neanderthals

• Cave Dwellers

• Boat people

When Europeans came in contact with the Americas it marked the start of an extensive exchange of plants, animals, and diseases between the two areas of the world.

• Beringia Exploration

• Columbian Exchange

• Kelp Highway

• Middle Passage

This is a geographical area that has a number of societies that have the similar characteristics. They might have similar homes, clothing, or food.

• town

• city

• culture area

• country

This section of the world includes Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.

• Western Hemisphere

• Eastern Hemisphere

• Northern Hemisphere

• Southern Hemisphere

- This refers to a group of people (or plants) who are native to a particular area.

• foreigners

• immigrants

• colonizers

• indigenous

This is a holiday that was created to honor Native Americans - their history and their culture.

• Indigenous Peoples' Day

• Columbus Day

• Thanksgiving

• Veteran's Day