| A | B |
|---|
| migration | movement of people from one region to another |
| glaciers | slow-moving masses of ice |
| nomads | people without permanent homes and move in search of food |
| culture | way of life including people's arts, beliefs, inventions, traditions, and language |
| Beringia | land bridge which used to connect Asia and North America |
| irrigation | way of supplying land with water by use of dams, ditches, and channels |
| cape | piece of land sticking into the sea |
| expedition | journey organized for specific purpose |
| finance | supply money for |
| Francisco Coronado | claimed southwestern U.S for Spain |
| Samuel deChamplain | established French settlement of Quebec |
| Robert LaSalle | claimed Mississippi River Valley |
| John Cabot | explored eastern coast of Canada; discovered Newfoundland |
| Vasco de Balboa | Spaniish explorer who discovered Pacific Ocean |
| Christopher Columbus | reached San Salvador and thought it was the Indies;opened up European exploration of New World |
| Ferdinand Magellan | led first expedition to travel around world |
| Prince Henry | set up school of navigation for sailors; Portugese |
| Jacques Cartier | explored Gulf of St.Lawrence; settled first French colony in New World |
| Spanish | conquered and enslaved American Indians; brought Christianity and diseases to New World |
| French | established trading posts and spread Christianity |
| English | established settlements in New World, claimed ownership of land, learned farming techniques from Indians, traded |
