Wealth (The G Factor)
Goods (New Stuff)
Power (Glory & Empires)
European Geography
Human-Environment
Greeks & Romans
100
The precious metal, along with gold, that was mined in the Americas to make Spain the richest country in Europe
What is silver?
100
Europe desperately wanted silk and these flavorings from Asia.
What are spices?
100
This "G" reason for global trade is described as being about competition and bragging rights.
What is glory?
100
The longest river in Europe
What is the Volga River?
100
The Roman modification that allowed the movement of fresh water to distant cities, which modern cities still rely on.
What are aqueducts?
100
The Greek city-state of Athens created _______, where every citizen could vote.
What is a Democracy?
200
This "G" reason for global trade is defined as the search for riches
What is Gold?
200
European leaders began funding dangerous trips to find a direct sea route to Asia across this ocean.
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
200
The English navy defeated this massive Spanish fleet of ships in 1588
What is the Spanish Armada?
200
This ocean separates North America and Europe
What is the Atlantic Ocean?
200
The basic physical systems of a country or community, such as bridges, dams, and railroads
What is infrastructure?
200
The Roman form of government that involved electing representatives called senators
What is a Republic?
300
The first European explorer to sail west in hopes of reaching Asia but instead discovered the Americas
Who is Christopher Columbus?
300
This country focused on training animal furs in North America.
What is France?
300
The country with the biggest network of this was seen as the one with the most power in Europe.
What is trade (or a trade network)?
300
The sea located between Europe and Asia, and north of Turkey.
What is the Black Sea?
300
The European country that has a highway network that famously has no general speed limit on most sections?
What is Germany?
300
This ancient civilization was the first to try and diagnose sickness by symptoms instead of blaming the gods
What is Ancient Greece?
400
For a long time, Britain and France looked upon this country with major envy due to its wealth from the Americas
What is Spain?
400
The swapping of plants, animals and foods between the Old World and New World.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
400
European countries were in a global race to build these, which meant claiming vast territories and resources for their homeland
What are empires (or colonies)?
400
The two mountain ranges are often considered the traditional boundary between Europe and Asia. Also two most eastern mountain ranges in Europe.
What are the Ural Mountains and the Caucasus Mountains?
400
The term for an area of land reclaimed from the sea or a lake, primarily seen in the Netherlands.
What are Polders?
400
The invention, besides the aqueduct, that allowed Romans to connect their huge empire, some of which are still usable today.
What are highways?
500
The country Christopher Columbus born in.
What is Italy?
500
List one consequence for Indigenous people as of the Colombian Exchange.
What is smallpox?
What are diseases?
500
This military asset was necessary to protect the new trade routes and treasure ships from pirates and rival countries.
What is the navy?
500
The four major peninsulas in Southern Europe are the Balkan, Iberian, Italian, and this one, which holds Spain and Portugal.
What is Iberian Peninsula?
500
This Roman innovation led to indoor plumbing and public bath houses becoming common.
What are sewers (or Roman sanitation)?
500
French, Spanish, and Italian are members of this language family because they are based on Rome's language ________
What is Latin?
600
This empire controlled the overland route, charging Europeans high prices in this role.
What is the Ottoman Empire?
600
The general term for a country or area that is conquered and settled by another country for its resources and markets
What is a colony?
600
This country would colonize modern day Canada and would focus trading with Indigenous groups for animal fur?
What is France?
600
This major river flows from the Swiss Alps through several European countries and is an important commercial waterway for Germany and the Netherlands.
What is the Rhine River?
600
A common sight in the Netherlands, these structures are used to pump water out of the low-lying polders to reclaim land from the sea.
What are windmills?
600
The two architectural features created by Ancient Greece?
What are columns and arch bridges?