Early People and Governments

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  1. 3. Viking explorer who is believed to have been the first European to reach North America
  2. 6. important economic activity where European settlers would trade goods with Native Americans in exchange for animal furs.
  3. 8. people who settled in the colonies established by European powers in the Americas and other parts of the world.
  4. 9. Polo Italian merchant and explorer who traveled to China, bringing back new knowledge and ideas to Europe.
  5. 11. English Quaker and founder of the Pennsylvania colony in North America to create a colony where people could practice their religion freely
  6. 13. government where a king or queen has the power to rule the country.
  7. 16. Agreement between people and government. People give up some of their natural rights in exchange for the protection
  8. 17. War between French and British (with Indian allies on both sides) in 1754-60 over control of North America.
  9. 18. Explorer who, in 1492, reached the Americas, which were unknown to Europeans at the time,led to colonization of the Americas by European powers.
  10. 20. Meaning of the word Pennsylvania
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  1. 1. corn, beans, and squash, which were grown together by many Native American tribes
  2. 2. leader who has absolute power and control over a country or government, often through force
  3. 4. democratic governing body in ancient Greece where citizens could participate in making decisions.
  4. 5. Group of Native American tribes in the northeastern United States. EasternWoodlandIndians tribes that lived in the eastern part of what is now the United States
  5. 7. form of government where the people have the power to make decisions and choose their leaders through voting.
  6. 10. important document signed in 1215 in England that placed limits on the power of the monarch and established certain rights for the people.
  7. 11. dome-shaped houses made of wooden poles and covered with bark or mats, Longhouses large, rectangular buildings made of wood and bark that housed several families
  8. 12. Basic rights that all people are born with, like the right to life, liberty, and property.
  9. 14. form of government in ancient Rome where power was shared between the Senate and the people.
  10. 15. strings of beads made from shells as a form of currency and to record important events.
  11. 19. Before societies and governments existed, people lived without rules or laws.