Quiz on Unit 1 Flashcards
___’s crew sailed around the world
Magellan
What miscalculation did Columbus make regarding the size of the earth?
He thought it was smaller than it is
The Renaissance resulted in a ___ of horizons for human thought and activity
widening
What was the first permanent European settlement in what would be come the United States?
St. Augustine
A major factor influencing the events of history is what?
the desire to control one’s destiny and often the destiny of others.
___ was the dominant European power in North America until about 1600.
Spain
What does the word Renaissance mean?
Rebirth
God is working out ___ for human history until time on earth ends.
His plan
Although we don’t know for sure, what is the assumption for how Native Americans came to the western hemisphere?
they walked across the Bering Strait from Asia to Alaska, either on ice or on a land bridge that no longer exists.
The Crusades introduced the ___ of the East to Europeans.
geography, cultures, and riches
The chief motivation felt by Europeans for traveling to Asia was to ___.
trade
Nations generally believe that their own ways and perspectives are ___ and __ to those of other cultures.
correct; superior
The rulers of ___ sponsored Columbus’ first voyage.
Spain
___ wrote that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
George Santayana
Most events and people are ___ of good and bad
a mixture
