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Chapter 1 History
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| nomadic | constantly on the move |
| mounds | Native American tombs made of earth and filled with weapons, pottery, and jewelry |
| adobe | dried clay and straw mixture used to build rooms like an apartment |
| totem poles | craved from large trees, and depicted local legends and important events |
| animism | the belief that spirits live in objects in nature and in natural events |
| vikings | first to visit North America |
| Leif Ericson | son of Eric the Red, found new land in the west and called it Vinland |
| Christopher Columbus | thought he could find the East Indies, but discovered America |
| Amerigo Vespucci | offered proof that the lands were not Orient but instead a "new world" and had the new land named after him |
| conquistadors | another name for conquerors |
| Juan Ponce de Leon | first Spaniard to explore Florida |
| Hernando de Soto | discovered the Mississippi River |
| St. Augustine | oldest city in United States |
| Francisco Vasquez de Coronado | discovered the adobe villages of the Pueblo Indians and the first European to see the Grand Canyon |
| John Cabot | laid claim to the Atlantic coast of North America for England |
| Sea Dogs | a group of daring English sea captains who struck at the heart of Spanish power |
| Sir Francis Drake | favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, most famous of the Sea Dogs, and he sailed down coast of South America, plundering Spanish ports and capturing treasure ships |
| Queen Elizabeth I | queen in 1577 |
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