US 1 mid-term study guide- Chapter 1: the Atlantic world Nomadic: people who move around all the time looking for food. Bering Strait: body of water between lands ancestors of Native Americans crossed the land bridge to North America. Land bridge: ex: before where people crossed over Middle ages: was a time of Black Death. Crusades: series of wars undertaken by European Christians between the 11th and 14th cent. To recover the Holy Land from the Muslims. …showed first 75 words of 4650 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4650 total…industry" man who moved to American industrial revolution Textile mill: factories where they make cloth Steam engine: invented by James Watts in Britain. It worked by harnessing the tremendous force given off by expanding steam. Used to make textiles, and later on used to power a ship. Robert Fulton: sailed the first successful steam powered boat Railroads: invented during this time and improved transportation Spirituals: African slaves sang rituals as a sign of hope and