The Beginnings of America Vocabulary Quiz

A land bridge that connected Asia and North America during the Ice Age

• Strait of Magellan

• Isthmus of Panama

• Beringia

• Pillars of Hercules

Tenochtitlan, now known as Mexico City, was the capital of the huge empire formed by the:

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec

The _____________ involved a dramatic change in the way people lived.

• Renaissance

• Cambrian Explosion

• Big Bang

• Agricultural Revolution

During the _________, many people challenged the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.

• Renaissance

• Glorious Revolution

• Great Schism

• Reformation

The _______ built large pyramids in Mesoamerica, and developed a writing system and a number system

• Aztec

• Maya

• Inca

• Olmec

The death of thousands of Native Americans was a tragic consequence of the

• Columbian Exchange

• Reformation

• Renaissance

• Glorious Revolution

Historical Periods in World History that are known to be a "rebirth" in art, architecture, literature, music etc

• Reformation

• Renaissance

• Glorious Revolution

• Salutary Neglect

The _______ was Americas first legislature.

• Magna Carta

• Articles Of Confederation

• House of Commons

• House of Burgesses

_______ was the first English colony that survived

• Roanoke

• Plymouth Rock

• Jamestown

• New Amsterdam

________ wanted simpler church services and objected to the wealth and power of the bishops.

• House of Burgesses

• Missionaries

• Indentured Servants

• Puritans