Chapter 1 Review
Three Worlds Meet
Section 1:
1. Define nomadic. (page 5)
moving from place to place in search of food and water
2. Explain how the first Americans may have arrived 22,000 years ago. (page 4)
The land bridge between Asia and Alaska. Hikers trekked across the frozen land, now called Beringia, into
North America.
3. How did these first Americans support themselves? (page 5)
by hunting big animals such as the woolly mammoth.
4. What brought tremendous change for the early people? What effect did it have on the hunting and
gathering people? (page 5)
Agriculture. It allowed them to stay in one place.
5. What were some of the achievements of the early civilizations of the Americas? (page 7)
they built great cities and ceremonial centers, they developed forms of writing
Section 2
6. Which Native American group depended on the sea for living? (page 9)
Kwakiutl
7. What are the Pueblo known for? (page 9)
multistory homes made of adobe, they built underground Kivas which were ceremonial chambers.
8. In what ways did trade link Native Americans? (page 10)
it allowed the different groups to interact with one another and enabled them to exchange foods and
goods.
9. What were the religious beliefs of the Native Americans? (page 12)
the natural world was filled with spirits. Past generations remained alive to guide the living.
10 Define kinship. (page 13)
strong ties among family members.
Section 3
11. What is a plantation? (page 16)
a farm on which a single crop is grown on a large scale
12. How did the African kingdoms of Songhai, Benin and Kongo all gain power? (page 16-17)
by controlling different trade routes
13. What were the religious beliefs of the West African culture? (page 18)
it was important in all aspects of their life. Similar to the Native Americans they believed that spirits of
ancestors spoke to the village elders in dreams.
14. How was the slavery in West Africa different from the later slavery in the Americas? (page 19)
Slaves were able to escape their bondage in a number of ways.
Section 4
15. Define hierarchy. (page 20)
Being organized according to rank.
16. What is Prince Henry known for doing?
He sent Portugeuse ships to explore the West Coast of Africa.
17. Define nuclear family. (page 21)
mother, father and children.
18. What was the Crusades? (page 22)
a series of military expeditions to the Middles East in the name of Christianity
19. What was the Renaissance? (page 24)
it led to a new confidence in human achievement.
Section 5
20. What were the names of the three ships that Columbus used to sail to America? (page 26)
Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria
21. When did Christopher Columbus land in America? (page 26)
October 12, 1492
22. After the Europeans arrived , what caused the deaths of countless Native Americans? (page 28)
diseases
23. Define colonization. (page 28)
The establishment of distant settlements controlled by the parent country.
24. What was the Columbian Exchange? (page 29)
a global transfer of goods from the Eastern Hemisphere to the Western Hemisphere.
25. Between which tow groups did the Treaty of Tordesillas prevent conflict? (page 30)
Spanish and Portuguese
Describe the following about Christopher Columbus. (section 5)
26. His voyages and the risks involved
27. his purposes for exploration
28. His acceptance of the system of colonization
29. his long-term effects of the voyages