Age of Exploration
The Americas
The Holidays
Columbian Exchange
Colonization
100
Who was credited with discovering America?
Christopher Columbus
100
Where is the modern day Aztec empire?
Mexico
100
Who plays the character Elf?
Will Ferrell
100
What was the best food at our cultural food day?
Chap's burritos, Yadie's Flan, Sandriely's rice, Jade's Empanadas, Amarah's Mac n Cheese, Maria's Spaghetti, Joangeliz's flan, or Samir's donuts
100
Name two of the original American colonies.
New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Vermont, New Hampshire, & Connecticut
200
What was known as the "Old World and what was known as the "New World?"
Old World : Europe, Africa, Asia
New World: The Americas
200
Name two of the great Classical American civilizations that we covered in class.
Aztec & Inca
200
Who is this cartoon character?
Charlie Brown
200
Name two things that were traded during the Triangular Trade routes.
People (Slaves), raw materials (cotton, tobacco, etc.), products (clothes, fruits, crops, etc.)
200
An area that a foreign nation is known as what?
A Colony
300
What is called when members of a crew decide to take over the ship?
Mutiny
300
What country is this?
Colombia
300
What is the most celebrated holiday in the world?
Christmas
300
Name three foods that came from the New World to the Old World.
Tomatoes, Corn, Squash, Potatoes, Coffee (Cocoa), Peanuts, Cashews, Tobacco, Vanilla, Beans, Avocados
300
What does this image represent?
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade or Middle Passage
400
Name two famous explorers of the Age of Exploration.
Magellan, Da Gama, Columbus, Pizzaro, Cortes, Marco Polo, Juan Ponce de Leon
400
What were the capitals of the classical civilization of the Americas?
Cusco & Tenochititlan
400
Name one of the three most popular drinks during Christmas.
Coquito, Eggnog, & Christmas Punch
400
What killed 90% of natives who came into contact with it?
Disease - Smallpox & Syphilis
400
What country currently has the biggest Empire in the world?
The United States
500
Name one of the two places that Spanish explorers sought to discover.
El Dorado (City of Gold) & the Fountain of Youth
500
What were two reasons that the Americas were successfully conquered by the Europeans?
Superior weapons (guns and steel), the efficacy of disease in killing the natives, horses, & using rivalries to overthrow governments
500
How may ghosts does Scrooge meet in a Christmas Carol?
4
500
What did Spain spend the most money on collecting?
Silver (and gold)
500
Name each of the five colonial empires of the Americas?
Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, & Dutch/Netherlands