Geography
Columbus named the island he and his voyagers reached on October 12, 1492 as what?
San Salvador
_____________, the son of an Italian merchant, was the first European to travel the length of Asia. He met the ruler of China, Kublai Khan.
Marco Polo
In what year did Johann Gutenberg introduce the movable-type printing press in Europe?
1440
What year did Philip send the “Invincible Armada” against England?
1588
What invention brought Europe out of the Dark Ages?
movable-type printing press
__________ became the first permanent English settlement in the New World.
Jamestown
Who led a three-year voyage around the world?
Ferdinand Magellan
What year was the first American history book published?
1856
The ________ __________ was the Catholic church’s response to the Protestant Reformation to bring souls back into the Catholic fold.
Counter-Reformation
What was the first book printed on the new moveable-type printing press?
The Bible
On December 21, 1620, the Pilgrims stepped ashore a place they named _________.
Plymouth
For whom was the Hudson River named?
Henry Hudson
What year did the “Glorious Revolution,” which marked the end of absolute monarchy in England and set the stage for parliament government, occur?
1688
This period in the early 1300s was a time of a revival of learning in Europe. Its name also means “rebirth” and is referred to as the ___________.
Renaissance
What was signed in 1215 that helped prepare England for more limited government?
Magna Carta
William Penn founded and other colonists founded this city in Pennsylvania and called it ___________, also known as the "city of brotherly love."
Philadelphia
Which president established Thanksgiving as a regular national holiday in 1863?
Abraham Lincoln
What year did the Protestant Reformation begin?
1517
The __________ was a series led by European kings and noblemen to drive Muslims from the land they had conquered in the Middle East.
Crusades
What was the name of the first American history book?
History of Plymouth Plantation
What was the first successful proprietary colony?
Maryland
Who was responsible for founding the colony of Georgia?
James Oglethorpe
Harvard College was founded in what year?
1636
Martin Luther started what movement?
Protestant Reformation
Maryland adopted this in 1649 to grant freedom of worship to all who professed the name of Christ.
Toleration Act