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Who preceded Columbus and his crew in arriving in North America?
Who preceded Columbus and his crew in arriving in North America?
- The Norse with their unsuccessful attempts to establish a colony (correct)
- The Spanish, English, and French explorers
- The German blacksmith, Johannes Gutenberg
- The indigenous peoples of North America
What significant invention did Johannes Gutenberg develop?
What significant invention did Johannes Gutenberg develop?
- Steam engine
- World's first mechanical moveable type printing press (correct)
- Telegraph machine
- World's first mechanical clock
What role did the printing press play in the dissemination of knowledge?
What role did the printing press play in the dissemination of knowledge?
- It made knowledge contained in books and literature unaffordable
- It had no impact on the dissemination of knowledge
- It made knowledge contained in books and literature affordable and readily available to the literate (correct)
- It made knowledge contained in books and literature inaccessible to the literate
What is the significance of the Norse 'discovery' of North America?
What is the significance of the Norse 'discovery' of North America?
Which technology was NOT possessed by cultures of the Formative Stage?
Which technology was NOT possessed by cultures of the Formative Stage?
Where could the best examples of formative culture north of modern-day Mexico be found?
Where could the best examples of formative culture north of modern-day Mexico be found?
What is another name for the Ancestral Puebloan Peoples?
What is another name for the Ancestral Puebloan Peoples?
What is the name of the Italian explorer who participated in two voyages across the Atlantic between 1499 and 1502?
What is the name of the Italian explorer who participated in two voyages across the Atlantic between 1499 and 1502?
Where can evidence of the Mississippian mound-building culture that evolved from Cahokia be seen today?
Where can evidence of the Mississippian mound-building culture that evolved from Cahokia be seen today?
What inspired cartographer Martin Waldseemüller to apply the name 'America' for the first time to his map of the New World?
What inspired cartographer Martin Waldseemüller to apply the name 'America' for the first time to his map of the New World?
What was exchanged unilaterally (only one way) during the Columbian Exchange?
What was exchanged unilaterally (only one way) during the Columbian Exchange?
Which event unleashed changes that would eventually devastate the native populations encountered by Columbus and his fellow explorers?
Which event unleashed changes that would eventually devastate the native populations encountered by Columbus and his fellow explorers?
What was the main reason for Columbus's desire to find a westward route to Asia?
What was the main reason for Columbus's desire to find a westward route to Asia?
What advantage did the round Earth theory offer in Columbus's quest to find a westward route to Asia?
What advantage did the round Earth theory offer in Columbus's quest to find a westward route to Asia?
What was the main motivation for Europeans to venture into the trade for spices?
What was the main motivation for Europeans to venture into the trade for spices?
What was the initial destination that Columbus and his crew made landfall on during their voyage?
What was the initial destination that Columbus and his crew made landfall on during their voyage?
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