Question

chapter 1 three worlds meet
glossary
adapted changed to fit in
gender being male or female
reformers people who work to
improve the way things are done
adobe sun - dried bricks
glacier large sheets of ice
resource a natural source of
caravel a ship that allowed sailors
inheritance something that is
something useful, like water
to sail against the wind
passed on to an individual from an
ritual repeated ceremony that
civilization society with highly
ancestor at his or her death
gives meaning to events
mainland the main part of a
spirit the soul or consciousness of
developed culture, including arts,
politics, writing, and science
continent
a being
maize a kind of corn
the americas north, south, and
convert to persuade someone to
monarch a ruler, such as a king or
central america
accept a particular religion
queen
culture the traditions and way of
mound a hill made of earth or
life shared by people
stone
totem pole tall, hand - carved poles
that often told about a family
diverse different from one another
navigate to direct the course of a
ship
employed put to use
peasants people who work in fields
environment natural surroundings,
for rich landowners
including weather, plants, and
animals
after you read
terms and names
a. write the letter of the name or term next to the statement that describes it best.
a. anasazi

1. the italian explorer who found the americas instead of a

westward route to asia
b. kwakiutl

1. a native american group of the northwest coast of

north america
c. benin

1. the bottom of the european hierarchy around 1400

d. peasant

1. an ancient native american people of the southwest

e. christopher columbus

1. a kingdom of west africa, famous for its metalwork

f. prince henry
b. circle the name or term that best completes each sentence.

1. the _ society was the last of the mound builder societies.

mississippian hohokam maya

1. the _ lived in the forests of the eastern woodlands.

hohokam iroquois aztec

1. in the 1400s, the portuguese started _ to grow sugar on two islands off the

african coast.
savannas kinship plantations

Explanation:

1. Christopher Columbus was the Italian explorer who aimed for a west - ward route to Asia but found the Americas.
2. The Kwakiutl were a Native American group on the Northwest Coast of North America.
3. Peasants were at the bottom of the European hierarchy around 1400.
4. The Anasazi were an ancient Native American people of the Southwest.
5. Benin was a West - African kingdom known for its metalwork.

For part B:

1. The Mississippian society was the last of the Mound Builder societies.
2. The Iroquois lived in the forests of the Eastern Woodlands.
3. In the 1400s, the Portuguese started plantations to grow sugar on two islands off the African coast.

Answer:

A.

1. e. Christopher Columbus
2. b. Kwakiutl
3. d. peasant
4. a. Anasazi
5. c. Benin

B.

1. Mississippian
2. Iroquois
3. plantations