Age of Ideas
Exploring the World
Europeans in the Americas
Vocabulary
Time Zones
100
Galileo discovered that the surface of this was uneven.
What is the moon?
100
Henry VII was the king of this country.
What is England?
100
This was an Atlantic slave trade route that involved ports in North America, Europe, and Africa.
What is the Triangular Trade?
100
This was a time of understanding and learning.
What is the Enlightenment?
100
It's 8:00 PM in Memphis, Tennessee. What time is it in Salt Lake City, Utah?
7:00 PM
200
Galileo's beliefs about this caused him to fall out of favor with many of Europe's rulers.
What were his beliefs about the Solar System?
200
This gentleman was the first European to sail around Africa's southern tip.
Who was Vasco da Gama?
200
The Spanish word for soldier.
What is conquistador?
200
DAILY DOUBLE
Name the two theories about the Sun's relationship to the Earth in the universe and define each.
200
DAILY DOUBLE (Go to FlipChart)
2:00 AM
300
This is the person who actually tested Aristotle's theory concerning heavy objects.
Who was Galileo Galilei?
300
Christopher Columbus sailed to the Americas this many times.
What is four times?
300
Cortes did not approve of this Aztec practice.
What was human sacrafice?
300
This helped doctors protect people from getting sick.
What is a vaccine?
300
It's 6 AM in Las Vegas, Nevada. What time is it in Atlanta Georgia?
9:00 AM
400
Johannes Kepler discovered that the orbit of Mars was an oval by using this.
What is mathematics?
400
This was the water route across North America that European explorers searched for.
What is the Northwest Passage?
400
This person encouraged the Aztec to join with the Apanish conquistadors.
Who was Malinche?
400
An idea that is unproven.
What is a theory?
400
It's 1:00 PM in Chicago, Illinois, what time is it in Houston, Texas?
1:00 PM
500
The performing an experiment to prove or disprove a theory is known as this.
What is the scientific method?
500
This is the act of "going around," such as sailing completely around the Earth.
What is circumnavigation?
500
The Aztec Empire officially ended with this.
What is the capture of Tenochtitlan?
500
This was part of the Triangular Trade route from Africa across to the Atlantic.
What is the Middle Passage?
500
It's 2:00 AM in Boston, Mass. What time is it in Seattle, Washington?
11:00 PM
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