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Native Americans; land bridge Correct-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 Correct-small Native American tribes, more nomadic than others; followed
herds of buffalo on the Great Plains
Pueblo; Adena; Hopewell; Mississippian; Iriquois Correct-larger Native American tribes;
had complex cultures and societies in which thousands lived and worked together
Mayas; Incas; Aztecs Correct-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 Correct-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
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technology; compass; printing press Correct-brought about by the Renaissance; the
compass aided navigation/exploration and the printing press aided the spread of knowledge
across Europe
Ferdinand and Isabella Correct-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 Correct-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 Correct-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 Correct-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