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English Cumulative Exam Review Latest 2023 Already Passed Read the passage from Sugar Changed the World. In the 1400s, Spain and Portugal were competing to explore down the coast of Africa and find a sea route to Asia. That way, they could have the prized Asian spices they wanted without having to pay high prices to Venetian and Muslim middlemen. Spanish and Portuguese sailors searching for that sea route conquered the Canary Islands and the Azores. Soon they began building Muslim-style s...

LUOA - U.S. History Exam Questions and Answers Latest 2024/2025 Graded A+ | Liberty University. Cactus Hill - One of the oldest archaeological sites in North America. Bering Strait Thesis - The most popular view is that the ice age lowered teh water level enough so that a land bridge appeared in teh Bering Strait. Pacific Ocean Thesis - Some of the Native America people could have crossed the Pacific Ocean from Asia by boat. Inuit - Lived in harsh environments in Alaska and the Far North. ...

APUSH All Test Combined Questions and Answers 2024/2025 Before the coming of Europeans, the peoples who lived in what is now the United States had not developed - CORRECT ANSWER-A common language The first European country to launch long ocean voyages of exploration was - CORRECT ANSWER-Portugal When Christopher Columbus made his famous voyages to the New World, he - CORRECT ANSWER-Believed that he had reached the Far East The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was, in part, due to - CORRE...

marine biology - ANSWER-the study of marine organisms and their interactions amongst each other and the environment How much of the planet do oceans take up? - ANSWER-71% impacts of the ocean - ANSWER-- regulation of weather patterns (short and long term) - produces ~50% of the world's oxygen - provide resources for human life (food, medicine, raw materials, tourism) - high diversity of marine organisms - can cause issues (diseases, erosion, clogging of pipes) How do we study marine sy...

Social Studies 10-1 Unit 2 Latest Version Graded A+ Imperialism One country's domination over another country's economic, political, and cultural institutions. Colonialism When people from one country settle into another country and establish economic, social, and political control over the territory. Historical Globalization A period that is often identified as beginning in 1492, when Christopher Columbus made his first voyage, and ending after World War II, when the United St...

What economic trend transformed the South in the mid-nineteenth century? - ANSWER The South experienced a dramatic rise in cotton production Before the Civil War, what campaign was intended to keep slavery out of new territories? - ANSWER Free-Soil Movement Which significant political shift characterized Andrew Jackson's presidency? - ANSWER more people involved in the political process What antebellum philosophy in America sparked the creation of new reform institutions? - ANSWER the ...

Christopher Columbus - Answer- *Italian-born navigator who found fame when he landed in the Americas(Oct. 12, 1492) *Set sail on behalf of Spain with three ships: the Nina, the Pinta, and his flagship, the Santa Maria *Originally, he sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean to find a water route to Asia *Columbus was convinced that he had found the waterway that he sought and that the Americas were actually an extension of China *Returned from his expedition with gold, encouraging further expl...

Spain - First conquerors of North America France - Established post in Quebec. They find animal pelts, fishing England - Arrive later in 1607 with establishment of Jamestown. Why overseas? - expanding trade and commerce but found rich resources instead. Christopher Columbus - He mistakenly discovered the Americas in 1492 while searching for a faster route to India. Leif Ericson - Viking who was the first European to visit America Roanoke - Established in 1587. Called the Lost Colony. It w...

Bishop's History Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers Who is given credit for discovering America?...has an October holiday - CORRECT ANSWER- Christopher Columbus America is named after him... - CORRECT ANSWER- Amerigo Vespucci He was the conquistador who conquered the Aztecs? - CORRECT ANSWER- Hernan Cortez

American Indian Societies 1491 CORRECT ANSWER Some time between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago, people may have migrated from Asia to the Americas, across a land bridge that connected Siberia and Alaska. Over a long period of time, successive generations migrated southward to the southern tip of South America. They evolved to hundreds of tribes, spoke different languages, and practiced different cultures. In the 1490s it is estimated that the Native American population was from 50 million to 100 mi...