| A | B |
|---|
| occurred thousands of years ago during a period of enormous amounts of snow | ice age |
| the way the 1st Americans came into North America | Bering Strait land bridge |
| migrated from Northern Asia into Alaska | Asians |
| reason 1st Americans came to North America | food |
| most tools and weapons were made of stone during this period | Stone Age |
| Spanish word for town | pueblo |
| had homes made with adobe | Pueblo Indians |
| to bring water from nearby rivers, streams for growing crops | irrigate |
| played an important religious role for Pueblo Indians | water |
| made houses and totem poles from wood because of rich forest land | Northwest Indians |
| had homes called teepees | Great Plains Indians |
| animal which was used by Plains Indians for food, clothing, bedding, tools, etc. | buffalo |
| Indians that lived in "longhouses" | Eastern Woodland |
| things left behind by early people | artifacts |
| a scientist who studies the remains of early cultures | archeologists |
| credited for making 2nd discovery yet left very little evidence | Vikings |
| the place of the 2nd discovery | Newfoundland |
| stories that tells legends passed down through the ages | sagas |
| religious wars between Christians and Moslems | Crusades |
| one reason for increased European interest in exploring | trade |
| this invention allowed sailors to successfully navigate oceans | compass |
| the science of siling ships | navigation |
| place where Columbus 1st landed | San Salvador |
| sponsored Columbus on his journey west | Queen Isabella |
| America was named after him | Amerigo Vespucci |
| discovered Pacific Ocean | Balboa |
| 1st person credited for sailing around the world | Magellan |
| Spanish conquistador who conquered Aztec Indians | Cortes |
