Amsco AP US History Chapter 1 questions with correct answers

native americans; land bridge CORRECT ANSWER the first people to settle north america arrived as much as 40,000 years ago and came from asia; they adapted to the varied environments of the regions that they found renaissance CORRECT ANSWER a rebirth of classical learning and an outburst of artistic and scientific activity in europe compass; printing press; gunpowder CORRECT ANSWER one aspect of the renaissance was a gradual increase in scientific knowledge and technological change; europeans made improvements in the inventions of others (chinese and arab merchants) spain; moors CORRECT ANSWER in the middle ages, spain had been partly conquered by muslim invaders and only one moorish stronghold remained; isabella and ferdinand succeeded in defeating the moors of granada ferdinand and isabella CORRECT ANSWER their uniting of spain was a sign of new leadership, hope, and power for european believers in the roman catholic faith protestant reformation CORRECT ANSWER in the early 1500s, certain christians in germany, england, france, holland, and other northern european countries revolted against the authority of the p