APUSH - Unit 1 Flashcards

What two significant events occurred in 1492"?

1. Europeans became aware of the New World (America)

2. The Columbian Exchange of goods and diseases across the Atlantic begins

What significant even occurs in 1607?

The first permanent English colony is established in Jamestown.

What are the three well-known developed Native Civilization?

The Mayas, The Aztecs, & The Incas.

Where was each of the three well-known developed Native Civilizations based, and what was their main food source?

The Mayas: The Yucatán Peninsula & Corn

The Aztecs: Central Mexico & Corn

The Incas: South America & Potatoes

What where the traditional roles for Men & Women in the Native Settlements?

Men: hunted and gathered

Women: Gathered plants and nuts, and grew crops such as corn, beans, or tobacco.

What where three largest language families of the Native Americans

Algonquian, Siouan, & Athabaskan

What where the 5 main settlements of the Native Americans?

Southwest, Northwest, Great Basin & Great Plains, Mississippi River Valley, & Northeast Settlements