APUSH AMSCO Unit 1 Exam Questions
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Native |Americans; |land |bridge |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-small |Native |American |tribes, |more |nomadic |than |others; |
followed |herds |of |buffalo |on |the |Great |Plains
Pueblo; |Adena; |Hopewell; |Mississippian; |Iriquois |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-larger |Native |American |
tribes; |had |complex |cultures |and |societies |in |which |thousands |lived |and |worked |together
Mayas; |Incas; |Aztecs |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-brought |about |by |the |Renaissance; |the |
compass |aided |navigation/exploration |and |the |printing |press |aided |the |spread |of |knowledge |across |
Europe
Ferdinand |and |Isabella |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Italian-born |explorer |who |won |the |backing |of |Isabella |
and |Ferdinand |for |a |voyage |west |from |Europe |to |the |Indies; |originally |landed |in |the |Bahamas |but |
believed |he |had |found |a |western |route |to |Asia
Amerigo |Vespucci |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |Italian |sailor |after |whom |the |land |Columbus |explored |
was |named
papal |line |of |demarcation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |vertical, |north-south |line |drawn |on |a |world |map |
by |the |pope; |gave |Spain |all |lands |to |the |west |of |the |line |and |Portugal |all |lands |to |the |right
Treaty |of |Tordesillas |(1494) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-signed |by |Spain |and |Portugal |in |1494; |moved |the
|papal |line |of |demarcation |a |few |degrees |to |the |west
Vascu |Nunez |de |Balboa |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-journeyed |across |the |Isthmus |of |Panama |to |the |
Pacific |Ocean
Ferdinand |Magellan |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-first |circumnagivated |the |world
Hernan |Cortes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-led |the |conquest |of |the |Aztec |tribes |in |Mexico
Francisco |Pizarro |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-led |the |conquest |of |the |Inca |in |Peru
conquistadores |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sent |ships |loaded |with |gold |and |silver |back |to |Spain |from |the
|New |World; |increased |the |gold |supply |by |500 |percent, |making |Spain |the |richest |and |most |powerful |
nation |in |Europe
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Native |Americans; |land |bridge |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-small |Native |American |tribes, |more |nomadic |than |others; |
followed |herds |of |buffalo |on |the |Great |Plains
Pueblo; |Adena; |Hopewell; |Mississippian; |Iriquois |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-larger |Native |American |
tribes; |had |complex |cultures |and |societies |in |which |thousands |lived |and |worked |together
Mayas; |Incas; |Aztecs |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-brought |about |by |the |Renaissance; |the |
compass |aided |navigation/exploration |and |the |printing |press |aided |the |spread |of |knowledge |across |
Europe
Ferdinand |and |Isabella |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-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 |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Italian-born |explorer |who |won |the |backing |of |Isabella |
and |Ferdinand |for |a |voyage |west |from |Europe |to |the |Indies; |originally |landed |in |the |Bahamas |but |
believed |he |had |found |a |western |route |to |Asia
Amerigo |Vespucci |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-an |Italian |sailor |after |whom |the |land |Columbus |explored |
was |named
papal |line |of |demarcation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |vertical, |north-south |line |drawn |on |a |world |map |
by |the |pope; |gave |Spain |all |lands |to |the |west |of |the |line |and |Portugal |all |lands |to |the |right
Treaty |of |Tordesillas |(1494) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-signed |by |Spain |and |Portugal |in |1494; |moved |the
|papal |line |of |demarcation |a |few |degrees |to |the |west
Vascu |Nunez |de |Balboa |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-journeyed |across |the |Isthmus |of |Panama |to |the |
Pacific |Ocean
Ferdinand |Magellan |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-first |circumnagivated |the |world
Hernan |Cortes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-led |the |conquest |of |the |Aztec |tribes |in |Mexico
Francisco |Pizarro |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-led |the |conquest |of |the |Inca |in |Peru
conquistadores |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sent |ships |loaded |with |gold |and |silver |back |to |Spain |from |the
|New |World; |increased |the |gold |supply |by |500 |percent, |making |Spain |the |richest |and |most |powerful |
nation |in |Europe
