US History 1301 Chapter 1 Certification Review Exam Questions With Correct Detailed Answers.

Columbus - correct answer did not discover America. Asia - correct answer People had been migrating to America from _ for thousands of years. Bering Strait - correct answer The first arrivals crossed the _ _ and entered North America through Alaska. 12,000...15,000 - correct answer It is believed that the first people migrated to the Americas between _ and _ years ago. (use '...' in between if necessary) Indians - correct answer The people we call _ or Native Americans are descendants of these first arrivals from Asia. Mayans...Aztec - correct answer The _ and _ societies of Central America were very advanced. human sacrifice - correct answer The Aztecs introduced _ _ to their religious ceremonies. Cortes...Aztecs - correct answer Consequently, they destroyed much of the Aztec civilization when _ conquered the _. (use '...' in between if necessary) wheel - correct answer As sophisticated as these cultures were, no North or South American society invented the _. hunters...gatherers...fishers - correct answer The tribes who lived in the north either were _, _, or _. (use '...' in between if necessary) nomadic...food - correct answer Many were _, traveling in search of _. (use '...' in between if necessary) agriculture - correct answer Some established permanent societies based on _. fed - correct answer The tribes that lived in the Eastern part of the United States, the Woodland Indians, were the best _ and most sophisticated tribes. war - correct answer Often, these tribes were at _ with each other. nature...harmony - correct answer The religion focused on _ and living in _ with the natural world. (use '...' in between if necessary) Viking - correct answer The _ explorers had come to America in the 11th century but did not establish permanent settlements. Leif Eriksson - correct answer _ _, a Viking explorer was possibly the first European to come to America. living space - correct answer (What Encouraged Exploration) Need for _ _. trade - correct answer (What Encouraged Exploration) World _. religious zeal - correct answer (What Encouraged Exploration) Curiosity, greed, _ _. Italy - correct answer Columbus was born in Genoa, _. Atlantic...Asia - correct answer Columbus had a theory that the world was fairly small and that it would not be that difficult to sail across the _ Ocean to reach _. (use '...' in between if necessary) Ferdinand...Isabella...Spain - correct answer SO... he (Columbus) went to King _ and Queen _ of _. (use '...' in between if necessary) Nina...Pinta...Santa Maria - correct answer Columbus acquired three ships from the King and Queen: _, _, and _ _. (use '...' in between if necessary) 1492 - correct answer Columbus set sail in _. * three...never realized - correct answer He (Columbus) made _ more trips and _ _ that he was in the New World. (use '...' in between if necessary) Vespucci...named - correct answer Amerigo _ - realized this was a new world. It was _ after him. (use '...' in between if necessary) Magellan...circumnavigate - correct answer Ferdinand _ led an expedition that became the first to _ the world (he died before the trip was over) in 1519. (use '...' in between if necessary) Cortes...Aztecs - correct answer In 1518, Hernando _ discovered the _ of Mexico, led by Montezuma. (use '...' in between if necessary) smallpox...military defeat - correct answer Eventually Cortes conquered the Aztecs through _ and through _ _. (use '...' in between if necessary) Pizarro...Inca - correct answer _ discovered and conquered the _ of Peru. (use '...' in between if necessary) gold...silver - correct answer The New World supplied vast amounts of _ and _ to Spain. fountain of youth - correct answer Some, like Ponce de Leon looked for the _ _ _. Christian faith - correct answer And still other Spaniards came to bring the _ _ to the natives. California...Texas - correct answer They built missions from _ to _. (use '...' in between if necessary)