US I Exam 1

Which civilization had their capital on an island?

Who was the Spanish Queen that sponsored Columbus's voyages?

Which explorer is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the globe by water?

What are the lines called that run in the same direction as the equator called?

Which explorer finally mapped out that Columbus found a NEW land?

Which civilization used hieroglyphics?

What were totem poles used to show for a tribe?

Which two explorers helped Portugal get started in exploration?

What line did the Pope draw to stop the arguing over new lands by Spain and Portugal?

What is the term used for the back and forth across the Atlantic of goods and animals?

Which civilization was known for their gold?

What is the term for half of the earth?

What were the new, improved, faster sailing ships called?

Which explorer helped defeat the great Incan empire?

What were mobile Native American houses?

What is the zero degree line in middle of the earth?

What mystical item was Ponce de Leon looking for?

What was the name of the original and very dangerous trade route across Europe and Asia?

What was Henry Hudson trying to find?

What was the name of the time period that saw a rebirth of learning and new inventions such as the printing press?

Which Europeans were ACTUALLY the first to set foot in North America?

How many ships did Columbus have and which one did he himself ride on?

What was the name of religious wars that caused the Age of Exploration to begin?

What is the term used to describe an explorer that also conquers?

What did first Americans cross (which is no longer there) to get to North America?