APUSH Unit 1

Flashcards to help study for APUSH (Unit 1). Will have a lot of excess information.

First Americans

Refers to the earliest inhabitants of the Americas, who arrived between 40-70,000 BC.

Old Cordilleran Group

One of two cultural groups that migrated to North America, settling west of the Rocky Mountains.

Cahokia

An ancient city located in North America. It was a major urban center of the Mississippian culture, known for its complex social organization.

Katsinas/Kachinas

Spirit partners believed to communicate with people, helping them to maintain balance between their spiritual and physical qualities.

Tenochtitlán

Capital city of the Aztec-Toltec civilization in central Mexico with a dense population of over 300,000; larger than any European city at the time of the Spanish arrival.

Martin Waldseemüller

German mapmaker who first designated the newly discovered southern continent as "America" in 1507, naming it after Amerigo Vespucci.

Prince Henry the Navigator

Portuguese prince who sponsored voyages of exploration to find a route around the Ottomans to trade with China.

San Salvador

Columbus landed here on Oct 12, 1492. He met the Arawaks.

Amerigo Vespucci

Sailed along the coast of Brazil.

Verrazano

Sailed the North American coast looking for a water passage.

Arawaks and Caribs

Arawaks are peaceful, friendly, helpful…and rapidly become enslaved/extinct. Caribs are vicious, antisocial, fight the Spanish at every turn.