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- (Henry VIII's wives) gave birth to Mary "Bloody Mary"
- Which of the following statements is FALSE concerning European exploration of the Western Hemisphere during the 15th century?
- allowed priests to marry and church services in England (not Latin)
- (Henry VIII's wives) gave birth to Elizabeth
- Which statement is FALSE regarding the Southwest Native Americans in North America?
- Columbus called the small island in the Bahamas that he first spotted
- The growing _____ in Europe freed kings from their dependence on nobles, enabling them to unify into large kingdoms with stronger more-centralized governments.
- (french explorer) was sent by French king to explore North America
- given to Cortez and became his interpreter and mistress
- (french explorer) explored along the St. Lawrence River
- As the ice sheets melted, fertile topsoil was deposited in _____; it would become the world's richest farmland.
- Tenochtitlan was the capital of the _____ Empire.
- Which country provided the Spanish Empire in the New World with African slaves?
- Which area in North America saw the making of totem poles, cedar-plank houses, and canoes?
- What word was discovered by John White when he returned to the "Lost Colony"?
- Which area in North America saw the herding of buffalo over cliffs by use of fire and hunter-gatherers?
- Present day Haiti and the Dominican Republic was called __ by Columbus.
- Which of the following areas did the glacial ice sheets NOT cover in North America?
- The Treaty of _____ divided the Western Hemisphere between Spain and Portugal. Portugal gets _____.
- Which Native America group had women in key leadership roles in North America where women selected the chiefs?