User:Atcovi/History/Exam 1

American Indians

 * Iroquois lived in the Eastern Woodlands
 * Pueblo lived in South West (New Mexico)
 * Lakota lived in the Great Plains.
 * Inuit lived in Alaska & Northern Canada.
 * Kwakiutl lived in the Pacific Northwest.

Answers

 * 1) The Inuit build igloos out of snow and snowblocks.
 * 2) The Kwakiutls built plank houses and lived in a mild climate.
 * 3) The Iroquois Indians lived in land that was heavily forested.
 * 4) The Pueblos lived in desert areas.
 * 5) The Lakota Indians lived in the Great Plains where the land was dry grasslands.

Explorers
John Cabot explored Newfoundland, Canada (Eastern Canada), representing his country of England. LeSalle explored the Mississippi River Valley, representing his country of France. Francisco Coronado explored the Southwest Part of America, representing his country of Spain. Samuel de Champlain explored Quebec City, representing his country of France.

Exploration in North America
Motivations for exploration in North America is: Competition for Empire, Religious spread of Christianity, Economics, and exchanged goods and ideas.

Pros & Cons
Pros: Superiority of Culture, Claimed Territories, Improved Navigational Edits. Cons: Disease and Starvation, Poor Navigation Tools, Lack of adequate supplies, Fear of the unknown.

Cooperation and Conflict
Cooperation: Metal tools and equipment, Farming Techniques, Trade. Conflict: Diseases, Language Differences, Cultural Differences, Land, Competition for Trade.

Review
The English established settlements and claimed ownership of land. The French spread the Christian religion and established trading posts. The Spanish brought Christianity and diseases to the new world. They also conquered an enslaved American Indians. The English established settlements, learned farming techniques from American Indians and traded with them. People from Portugal explored West Africa.

African Empire

 * Three kingdoms in West Africa were Mali, Ghana, and Songhai
 * The Portuguese traded cloth, animals skin, and other manufactured goods for gold.
 * The three kingdoms in order from smallest to largest and oldest to newest: Ghana, Mali, Songhai; Ghana, Mali, Songhai.
 * These West African kingdoms are south of the Sahara desert and near the Nile River.

The First English Colonies
Roanoke Island --> Sir Walter Raleigh (Economic) Jamestown --> Virginia Company of London (Economic) Georgia --> Debtors (Economic) Pennsylvania --> Quakers (Religious) Massachusetts Bay --> Puritans (Religious) Plymouth --> Separatists (Religious)
 * 1) Jamestown was established in the year, 1607.
 * 2) The First Permanent English Colony was Jamestown.
 * 3) Roanoke Island was the "Lost Colony".