Unit 1 Overview. Essential Questions

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1 Unit 1 Overview Unit 1 consists of 3 chapters. We will start out with a general overview of Social Studies and then some background on United States geography. This will lead to an examination on how geography affected Native American culture and look specifically at the Iroquois culture. Exploration will then serve as an introduction to our study of the American Colonies. Essential Questions 1. How do historians research the past? 2. How does geography affect how and where people live? 3. What are the political, social and economic characteristics of the various Native American cultures? 4. How did geography influence Native American culture? 5. How did the Iroquois adapt to the environment of New York State? 6. How did the Iroquois Confederacy work? 7. What were the major causes and effects of European exploration? 8. How have the events of exploration and colonization been interpreted throughout history? 9. What are the political, economic and social roots of colonial settlements in the Americas? 10. What role did geography play in the settlement pattern? Important Things to Know What is history? Why do we study history? Vocabulary lists (Chapters 1-3) United States Map Social Sciences primary sources definitions and examples secondary sources definitions and examples geography themes of geography physical regions map uses of water climate / weather last ice age

2 culture Native American adaptations to their environment Iroquois Tribes food Shelter myths / religions Roles of men / women family life fireside, longhouse, clan Matrilineal Creation Myth Iroquois Confederacy Haudensoaunee Explorers Magellan Cabot Hudson Cartier Champlain Marquette and Joliet Reasons for exploration Columbus Good and Bad Columbian Exchange Effects of Spanish on Native Americans Jobs of French location of empires Native American / Settlers relationships Northwest passage conquistadors Reasons for Spanish settlement REVIEW QUESTIONS What is Mr. Cripps definition of history? What do we call the study of the people, land and resources of a region? What do we call a person who studies history? What word means to bring water to an area? What do we need to study history? Who researches and finds information for historians? What do we call first hand accounts? Where did the first Native Americans come from? What are the important geographic uses of water?

3 What do we call a second hand account? What type of source is the best? Give some examples of a primary source: Give some examples of a primary source: What do we call the average weather over a period of time? What do we call the total way of life of a group of people? What word means what it looks like outside at this very moment? When did the first Native Americans come to the Americas? What 5 tribes made up the Iroquois Confederacy? What did the Iroquois call themselves? What did the Iroquois call corn, beans and squash? Who was responsible for the harvesting and planting of crops in Iroquois society? What did the Iroquois live in? What did the Iroquois base their time upon? What is the American name of a family consisting of ma, pa and kids? What do we call the Iroquois family consisting of ma, pa and kids? Who were the hunters and warriors in Iroquois society? According to the Iroquois Creation Myth, which twin was the good twin? What is the American name of a family that consists of all a person s relatives?

4 What do we call the Iroquois family consisting of all the person s relatives? What word means a person s descent is traced through the female? According to the Iroquois Creation Myth, who found the first soil? What do we call a bunch of related longhouse families? What was the sixth nation to join the Iroquois Confederacy? What village were Iroquois Confederacy meetings held in? Who were the founders of the Iroquois Confederacy? What was the most important Iroquois festival? What do we call shells and beads used for communication and trade? Who led the first exploration to sail around the world? What were the 3 reasons for Spanish colonization of the new world? Who explored the Mississippi River for What do we call the transfer of goods and ideas between the new and old world? Why did exploration occur in the late 1400 s? Who set up a French trading post at Quebec? Who explored for England and the Dutch? Who explored the northeast coast of North America for the English? Who explored the Mississippi River for What were the 2 main occupations in New

5 What was the main occupation of the settlers in New Netherlands? What was the original name of New York City? What European country originally controlled Canada? What European country originally controlled New York? What was the affect of Spanish exploration on Native Americans? What European country controlled much of Central America and Mexico? What do we call a waterway through or around North America? What Native American tribe became friends with the Dutch? What Native American tribes became friends with the French?