1. U.S. History & Government Br. Siraj
Chapter 1 Review
U.S. History & Government
Br. Siraj

2. Main Ideas Questions
What theories explain when and how the first people arrived in the Americas?
Which ancient societies flourished in the region now occupied by the United States?
Why did Native American societies develop different cultural traditions in different regions?
Describe the social organization of Native American Groups?

3. Main Ideas Questions Why was Timbuktu such an important city?
Which religion did traders from North Africa bring with them to West Africa?
How did religion reinforce the social hierarchy of European societies?
How did the reformation deepen the rivalries between European nations?

4. Main Ideas Questions
What impact did Columbian exchange have on people’s lives throughout the world?
Why did the Spanish want to colonize the Americas?

5. Other questions to address?
What caused the Native American civilizations to prosper?
Why was the Treaty of Tordesillas made?
Who were the Native Americans that Columbus first encountered?
What happened to Native Americans due to the encounter with Europeans?
What were the results of Transatlantic slave trade?
What impact did renaissance have on Europe

6. Other questions to address?
What impact did crusades have on Europe?
What contribution did Prince Henry [the Navigator] make in the European exploration?
How did the following Native American groups live their life: Kwakiutl, Anasazi, Hohokam, Pueblo, Iroquois, Mississippians?
How did the Africans and Europeans differ in their social systems?
How was slavery different in Americas and Africa?