Unit 1 Review Powerpoint
Unit 1 Review Powerpoint
Look at the Geography Powerpoint for map locations
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?
What do we call a person who studies history?
What word means to bring water to an area?
Who researches and finds information for historians?
Social scientists
What do we call a first hand account?
Where did the first Native Americans come from?
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?
Is the following a primary or secondary source –
encyclopedia
Is the following a primary or secondary source –
journal
Is the following a primary or secondary source –
letter
Is the following a primary or secondary source –
video tape
Is the following a primary or secondary source –
text book
Is the following a primary or secondary source –
biography
Is the following a primary or secondary source –
autobiography
Is the following a primary or secondary source –
song
What type of source is the most reliable?
What do we call what it looks like outside at this very moment?
What do we call the average weather over a period of time?
What do we call the total way of life of a group of people?
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?
What do the Iroquois call corn, beans and squash?
Who was responsible for the planting and harvesting of crops?
What did the Iroquois live in?
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?
What do we call the Iroquois nuclear family?
What is the American name for the family consisting of all the
person’s relatives?
What do we call the Iroquois extended family?
Who were the warriors and hunters in Iroquois society?
According to the Iroquois creation myth, which twin was
the good twin?
What word means a person’s descent is traced through the
female?
According to the Iroquois Creation Myth, who found the
first soil?
What do we call a bunch of longhouse families?
What was the sixth nation to join the Iroquois Confederacy?
What tribe hosted the Iroquois Confederacy meetings?
Who were the founders of the Iroquois Confederacy?
Deganawida, Hiawatha
What was the most important Iroquois festival?
What are shells used for communication and trade called?
Who led the first exploration to sail around the world?
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?
Who explored the northeast coast of North America for England?
Who explored the St. Lawrence River for France?
What were the two main jobs for the French settlers?
Trapping and trading
What was the main occupation of the people of New Netherlands?
What was the original name of New York City?
What European country originally controlled Canada?
How did Spanish settlement affect the Native Americans?
Death, slavery,
Native Americans lost land
What European country controlled much of Central
America and Mexico?
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?
What Native American tribes became allies of the French?
Algonquins and Hurons