Shaping North America 350 million years ago- The Appalachian Mountains formed 225 million years ago- Earth’s supercontinent broke up into separate continents. 135-25 million years ago- Western North American mountain ranges formed. 10 Million years ago- North America’s basic geological shape is formed 2 Million years ago- The Ice Age begins; glaciers carve into the land creating formations such as the Great Lakes. 10‚000 years ago- The Ice Age ends Peopling the Americas Evidence suggests
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AP US Ch. 1-9 IDs Chapter 1-2: Walter Raleigh: The leader of the attempted colonization of Roanoke Island (Early Virginia‚ which failed) Treaty of Tordesillas: The treaty dividing the “New World”. Spain gets the west‚ while Portugal gets the east (Brazil and some African Lands) Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen. The Queen of Walter Raleigh. She was the Queen during the Defeat of the Spanish Armada. Pocahontas: Married John Rolfe. Was an intermediary between the Powhatan Indians and the Colonists
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The Europeans were motivated to embark on voyages for discovery had many motives. One motivation was to find the fantastic lands described in works such as the Travels of Mandeville and the legends of the magical kingdom of Prester John. Columbus even took a copy of Marco Polos Travels with him on his voyages. The most important motive was economic. The conquests of the Ottoman Turks had cut the Europeans off from trade with Asia. The overland trade routes were controlled by the Arab Muslims
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Chapter 15 Outline The Maritime Revolution to 1550 I. Global Maritime Expansion Before 1450 A. The Pacific Ocean -Historians have debated for years about Polynesian people and their sailing.Despite traveling over the vast Pacific Ocean and not being able to navigateusing the land (because of their distance from it‚ they could not follow the shoreline) The Polynesians left no written records on how they navigated‚ andhistorians debate over whether they were actually able to navigate
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in the New World. By doing so‚ the Spanish sent aggressive conquistadors that claimed as much land that was available. Thus‚ Portugal sent explorers over to claim land. With the complications of the relationship between the two nations‚ the Treaty of Tordesillas was established. This was a rapid change because Spain and Portugal were aggressively trying to
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US I AP Chapter 1 Study Guide The fall of Rome and the Dark Ages The Dark Ages: * Dark Ages: the time period in Western Civilization that began after the fall of Rome to the Goths in 476 CE * Life during the Dark Ages * Violent * City life withered * Sewage systems stopped working * People lived in shacks and struggled to get food * Literacy is almost 0% * Bubonic Plague appears People and the Roman Catholic Church: * The only saving grace during this time
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AP European History HANDOUT Explorers Networking Assignment Name of Explorer: Bartolomeo Diaz Date (s) of Exploration: August 1487 - December 1488 Nation of Representation: Portugal Discovery: -set out to find a way around the southern tip of Africa (also to establish a friendly relationship with the country of Prester John‚ a Christian African king) -followed previous route from Diogo Cao to Cape Cross -continued along coast‚ reached Kwaaihoek (today known as Eastern Cape province)
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Chapter 1: New World Beginnings Vocabulary 1. Marco Polo: Marco Polo was an Italian explorer who spent several years in China. When he returned in 1295‚ there became a sudden interest in finding a quicker route to Asia. Polo‚ along with father Niccolo and his uncle Maffeo‚ was among the first westerners to travel the Silk Road. 2. Francisco Pizarro: Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who conquered the Incas located in Peru‚ in 1532. He claimed land from Panama to Peru for
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Cahokia: located on the site of an ancient Native American city situated directly across the Mississippi River from modern St. Louis‚ Missouri / largest and most influential urban settlement in the Mississippian culture / the mound builders / advanced and indigenous cultures Constantinople: trade routes in 1453 / eastern Roman Empire capital / right in the middle of a trade route from Europe to the middle east and Asia Leif Erikson: Viking from Scandanavia / Norway / the first European to set
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different landmass under contract from Portugal. The name America is generally accredited to Amerigo Vespucci. Treaty of Tordesillas: A line drawn north to south 270 leagues west of Azones‚ which divided the world into ownership between Portugal and Spain. Each new land found west of this line belonged to Spain and each new piece of land found east to Portugal. However; this treaty did not stop other European entities from stopping their own exploration to the new world. Asiento System: Shortly
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