Native Americans are members of any of the societies who originally inhabited North and South America and the Caribbean Islands

indigenous people are the original inhabitants of a specific area

a nation is a community of people linked together by shared language, territory, ethnicity, or culture

an empire is a group of countries or provinces ruled from the centre by a person or group of people

hunter-gatherers are people who live off hunting, fishing, and harvesting wild food

The Americas before the arrival of Europeans

History

This unit will form the foundation of knowledge which will later explore the changes in the Atlantic World and the impact of colonisation and the Empire, both on colonies and Great Britain (Y9).

Pupils will understand the concept of the Empire from their previous study of medieval Mali (Y7). Pupils will also understand the growing importance of trade and exploration, through their study of Elizabethan England (Y8).

European conquest of the Americas: why was its impact so devastating?

Depiction or discussion of violence or fighting, including threats of violence or the aftermath of violence.

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Why were Viking attempts to settle in North America abandoned?

They inhabited the Americas before Europeans arrived

They had visited the Americas before Europeans arrived

They started living in the Americas at the same time as Europeans

Why can Native Americans be described as indigenous to the Americas?

Which Native American empire ruled over more than five million people?

What type of home did most Iroquois live in?

Name for corn, bean, and squash crops grown by the Iroquois

Name for the female leaders of Iroquois nations

Name for the members of the Iroquois League

Name for the elements of earth, wind and fire given by the Iroquois

What was happening to the Iroquois population before Europeans arrived in the Americas?

Which of these continents are not physically connected to Europe?

What physical barrier separates Europe from the Americas?

True or false? In the fifteenth century, most Europeans believed the world was flat.

Britain's Empire reaches its maximum size

Order these events chronologically from least to most recent.

What is 'a group of countries all ruled over by one person or country' called?

If Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to more people, what type of motive does this suggest they had for sailing abroad?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering

Adult supervision recommended

Starter Quiz