Why Tho
What are the three categories of reasons colonization of the "New World" began?
Political, economic, & religious
Until colonization occurred were the only domesticated animals in Latin America?
Llamas
What is the name of the transfer of goods, animals, plants, and diseases that resulted after Europeans arrived to the New World.
The Colombian Exchange
What does this map illustrate?
Voyages of exploration, expeditions and or/paths of exploration by countries during the age of exploration
True or False:
Australia is wider than the moon.
True!
The Moon sits at 3400 km (2112.6 miles) in diameter, while Australia's diameter from east to west is almost 4000 km (2485.5 miles).
Name at least two of the three groups that were motivated to leave England due to religious conflict
Pilgrims, Puritans, & Separtists (100 point bonus for all three correct)
Name the famed expedition which was at one time a maritime mystery after a failed attempt to discover the Northwest Passage.
The Franklin Expedition
50 bonus points to name each of the vessels in the expedition
Name 3 items that were introduced to the America's in the Columbian Exchange.
Answers will vary.
Following a dispute with the Catholic Church, the king of this country created a church in a quest for more power, acquire a divorce and father an heir to the throne.
England
This famed horned mythological creature is actually Scotland's national animal.
Unicorn
Unicorns have been linked to Scotland for centuries. In Celtic mythology the unicorn was a symbol of purity and innocence, as well as masculinity and power. Tales of dominance and chivalry associated with the unicorn may be why it was chosen as Scotland’s national animal.
What were explorer's looking to discover in their quest to locate a quicker sea-route to Asia?
The Northwest Passage
Explain how the introduction of new species of animals changed the landscape of the new world.
Answers will vary.
Name 4 animals that were introduced to the Americas following European exploration.
Horses, pigs, cattle, sheep
This country's quest for power began by funding an expedition in 1492 to sail west in search of a sea route to Asia.
Spain (Christopher Columbus' expedition in 1492)
Rate this drawing 1-10
1-4 0 POINTS-HOW DARE YOU I WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS
5-6 150 Points- You could be a little more encouraging.
7-8 300 Points- It's probably not my best but I tried
9-10 250 Points- You flatter me but I don't award pity points
Which country claimed the eastern most part of what is now the present-day United States
England.
Name at least two famed explorers during the Age of Exploration.
Answers may vary. 50 bonus points to name the country each explorer sailed for.
Smallpox.
Smallpox was lethal to many Native Americans, resulting in sweeping epidemics and repeatedly affecting the same tribes. After its introduction to Mexico in 1519, the disease spread across South America, devastating indigenous populations in what are now Colombia, Peru and Chile during the sixteenth century.
For what country did Jacques Cartier explore and claim present-day Canada and the Great Lakes region?
France
Draw your best likeness of me. You have three minutes.
100- wow, this is really how you see me?
200- okay, this is fine, I probably look like this
300- I feel like I'm looking in a mirror
400- You have captured the very essence of who I am as a person.
What is Mercantilism?
Should Americans celebrate Columbus Day? Why or why not. Explain your answer.
Answers will vary
What devastating effect did the Columbian Exchange have on the indigenous people of the Americas?
Answers may vary- Disease wiped out indigenous populations. (90% of Native Americans were gone within 100 years of the landing at Plymouth). The decrease in native populations caused Europeans to being to look to Africa to import slaves back to the Americas.
What does this map illustrate?
The Northwest Passage
Which creation/invention came occurred most recently (which occurred last in the timeline)
A. Vincent Van Gogh's, "The Starry Night"
B. Nintendo
C. The teddy bear
C. Teddy bear. Designed in 1902 by Steiff's nephew Richard, who modeled it after real-life bears he'd sketched at the zoo
Vincent van Gogh painted his masterpiece "The Starry Night" in 1889 while staying at a mental asylum, the same year that Nintendo was founded as Nintendo Karuta by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produced handmade hanafuda playing cards.