APUSH: AMSCO Unit 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions

APUSH: AMSCO Unit 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Native Americans; land bridge - Answer️️ -first people to settle North America; arrived as much as 40,000 years ago via a land bridge that then connected Siberia and Alaska Sioux; Pawnee - Answer️️ -small Native American tribes, more nomadic than others; followed herds of buffalo on the Great Plains Pueblo; Adena; Hopewell; Mississippian; Iriquois - Answer️️ -larger Native American tribes; had complex cultures and societies in which thousands lived and worked together Mayas; Incas; Aztecs - Answer️️ -Native American tribes of Central and South America that developed complex civilizations; carried on extensive trade and created calendars that were based on accurate scientific observations Renaissance - Answer️️ -a rebirth of classical learning and an outburst of artistic and scientific activity in Europe; from the late 1400s to the early 1500s; characterized by a gradual increase in scientific knowledge and technological change technology; compass; printing press - Answer️️ -brought about by the Renaissance; the compass aided navigation/exploration and the printing press aided the spread of knowledge across Europe ©SOPHIABENNETT 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR 7:59 PM Page | 2 Ferdinand and Isabella - Answer️️ -succeeded in defeating the Moors of Granada in the same year that Columbus sailed on his historic voyage; the uniting of Spain under them was a sign of new leadership, hope, and power for European believers in the Roman Catholic faith Protestant Reformation - Answer️️ -the revolt of certain Christians in northern European countries against the authority of the pope in Rome; led to a series of religious wars and created a religious motive for exploration and colonization Henry the Navigator - Answer️️ -Prince of Portugal; sponsored voyages of exploration that eventually succeeded in opening up a long sea route along South Africa's Cape of Good Hope nation-states - Answer️️ -countries in which the majority of people share both a common culture and a common political loyalty toward a central government; built in Spain, Portugal, France, England, and the Netherlands in the 15th century Christopher Columbus - Answer️️ -Italian-born explorer who won the backin