Unit 1 Review Powerpoint

Unit 1 Review Powerpoint

Look at the Geography Powerpoint for map locations

What is history?

Everything that happens is a part of history. (We will discuss the

major stuff)

What do we call the study of the people, land and resources of an

area?

geography

What do we call a person who studies history?

historian

What word means to bring water to an area?

irrigate

Who researches and finds information for historians?

Social scientists

What do we call a first hand account?

Primary source

Where did the first Native Americans come from?

Siberia in Asia

What are some of the important uses of water according to Mr.

Cripps?

Boundaries, irrigation, hydroelectric power,

transportation

What do we call a second hand account?

Secondary source

Is the following a primary or secondary source –

encyclopedia

secondary

Is the following a primary or secondary source –

journal

primary

Is the following a primary or secondary source –

letter

primary

Is the following a primary or secondary source –

video tape

primary

Is the following a primary or secondary source –

text book

secondary

Is the following a primary or secondary source –

biography

secondary

Is the following a primary or secondary source –

autobiography

primary

Is the following a primary or secondary source –

song

primary

What type of source is the most reliable?

primary

What do we call what it looks like outside at this very moment?

weather

What do we call the average weather over a period of time?

Climate

What do we call the total way of life of a group of people?

culture

When did the first Native Americans come to North

America?

During the last ice age

How did the first Native Americans get to the North

America?

Across a land bridge

What 5 tribes made up the Iroquois Confederacy?

Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oneida, Mohawk (SCOOM)

What did the Iroquois call themselves?

Haudenosaunee

What do the Iroquois call corn, beans and squash?

3 sisters

Who was responsible for the planting and harvesting of crops?

women

What did the Iroquois live in?

longhouses

What did the Iroquois base their time upon?

Nature and the seasons

What is the America name for a family consisting of a mother,

father and kids?

Nuclear family

What do we call the Iroquois nuclear family?

Fireside family

What is the American name for the family consisting of all the

person’s relatives?

Extended family

What do we call the Iroquois extended family?

Longhouse family

Who were the warriors and hunters in Iroquois society?

men

According to the Iroquois creation myth, which twin was

the good twin?

Right - handed

What word means a person’s descent is traced through the

female?

matrilineal

According to the Iroquois Creation Myth, who found the

first soil?

muskrat

What do we call a bunch of longhouse families?

clan

What was the sixth nation to join the Iroquois Confederacy?

Tuscarora

What tribe hosted the Iroquois Confederacy meetings?

Onondaga

Who were the founders of the Iroquois Confederacy?

Deganawida, Hiawatha

What was the most important Iroquois festival?

Mid-Winter

What are shells used for communication and trade called?

wampum

Who led the first exploration to sail around the world?

Magellan

What were the 3 reasons for Spanish colonization of the

Americas?

God, Gold and Glory (3 G’s) – remember I might word these

differently

Who explored the Mississippi River for France?

Marquette and Joliet

What do we call the transfer of goods and ideas between the new

and old world?

Columbian Exchange

Why did exploration occur in the late 1400’s?

Crusades over, renaissance, search for trade routes, desire for

spices and perfume

Who set up the French trading post at Quebec?

Samuel de Champlain

Who explored for both England and the Dutch?

Henry Hudson

Who explored the northeast coast of North America for England?

John Cabot

Who explored the St. Lawrence River for France?

Jacques Cartier

What were the two main jobs for the French settlers?

Trapping and trading

What was the main occupation of the people of New Netherlands?

Fur trading

What was the original name of New York City?

New Amsterdam

What European country originally controlled Canada?

France

How did Spanish settlement affect the Native Americans?

Death, slavery,

Native Americans lost land

What European country controlled much of Central

America and Mexico?

Spain

What European country controlled originally controlled

New York State?

The Netherlands (also known as Holland or the Dutch)

What do we call a passageway through or around North

America?

Northwest Passage

What Native American tribe became friends with the Dutch?

Iroquois

What Native American tribes became allies of the French?

Algonquins and Hurons