History of the Native Americans
Study guide test #1
1. How did the "first Americans" get here and what account for the diversity of their cultures? How and why did Native-American concepts of land usage differ from that of Europeans? What were the motivations that first brought Spanish explorers to the New World? What were they looking for? Which nations had the most success in creating a profitable New World empire prior to the 1600’s? How and why? Understand England's failures in trying to get into the colony business. In regards to colonization, what did Spain, France, and England each have at the start of the 1600s?
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Answer: The “first Americans” were the Native americans that migrated here around 40000 years ago. some got here by a land bridge when sea level went down during the ice age they went in search of food. The central/south americans were know for good soil, crops, large civilization. The central areas were know for immigration, hills, and canabilism. They developed a system of agriculture. (The meson American civilizations were the birthplace in agriculture in North America. It extended from central Mexico to Central America.) In present day St. Louis was once the first largest city called Cahokia. Native American use of land was far more agricultural than Europe’s. In Western Europe the advances in technology and navigation (ship development, invention of magnetic compass, and astrolabe) caused explorers and adventurist to want to venture out and travel to new land. Europeans see Indians as inferior people because they do not fully utilize their resources.
The push from Portugal “silk trade through middle easy- meet large resistance, robbery, taxes passage. Portugal solved problem by sailing around Africa and became very wealthy and powerful. This inspired Spanish to find better route and solution. Many Europeans believe in a land to the west because of Vikings. Columbus believed there was nothing in between Europe and Asia to the west.
1. How did the "first Americans" get here and what account for the diversity of their cultures? How and why did Native-American concepts of land usage differ from that of Europeans? What were the motivations that first brought Spanish explorers to the New World? What were they looking for? Which nations had the most success in creating a profitable New World empire prior to the 1600’s? How and why? Understand England's failures in trying to get into the colony business. In regards to colonization, what did Spain, France, and England each have at the start of the 1600s?
(*Need notes from first class*)
Answer: The “first Americans” were the Native americans that migrated here around 40000 years ago. some got here by a land bridge when sea level went down during the ice age they went in search of food. The central/south americans were know for good soil, crops, large civilization. The central areas were know for immigration, hills, and canabilism. They developed a system of agriculture. (The meson American civilizations were the birthplace in agriculture in North America. It extended from central Mexico to Central America.) In present day St. Louis was once the first largest city called Cahokia. Native American use of land was far more agricultural than Europe’s. In Western Europe the advances in technology and navigation (ship development, invention of magnetic compass, and astrolabe) caused explorers and adventurist to want to venture out and travel to new land. Europeans see Indians as inferior people because they do not fully utilize their resources.
The push from Portugal “silk trade through middle easy- meet large resistance, robbery, taxes passage. Portugal solved problem by sailing around Africa and became very wealthy and powerful. This inspired Spanish to find better route and solution. Many Europeans believe in a land to the west because of Vikings. Columbus believed there was nothing in between Europe and Asia to the west.