3 Gs and a T
The Columbian Exchange
Explorers
Events leading up to 3Gs and a T
Halloween Trivia
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What are the 3 Gs and a T?

God, Gold, Glory, Technology

100

Define the columbian exchange

An exchange of plants, animals, goods, people, and diseases between the old world and the new world following Columbus's discovery of the Americas

100

This explorer participated in 2 journeys to the new world. The continents of the new world are named after him.

Amerigo Vespucci

100

This was a period of rapid cultural and artistic advancement that happened at the end of the middle ages

The Renaissance 

100

What was the original name for Halloween?

All Hallows Eve

200

Spanish kings and queens wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity.  Which of the 3Gs is this?

God

200

How did the Columbian Exchange negatively impact Native Americans

Disease. Loss of land to European settlers. Loss of population/culture

200

This man was the first European to widely spread knowledge of new lands on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean

Christopher Columbus

200

Who was the man who started the Protestant Reformation and split the Christian faith into two groups: Catholics and Protestants

Martin Luther

200

What is the Latino holiday, celebrated the day after Halloween?

Day of the dead (dia de los muertos) november 1

300

What important new technology allowed ships at sea to tell which direction is north?

compass

300

How did the Columbian exchange positively impact Europeans

New foods. New world had resources. Open land to expand to

300

This explorer traveled from Europe to Asia on foot, wrote a book, and inspired many other people to explore

Marco Polo

300

What invention, created in Germany, led to a large increase in literacy across the entire world.

The printing press, created by Johannes Gutenberg

300

What was the #1 most popular Halloween costume in 2023?

Barbie

400

Explorers and the nations they came from wanted to improve their economy with spices, agricultural goods (like sugar), and precious metals.  Which of the 3 Gs is this?

Gold

400

How did the Columbian exchange negatively impact Africans

Millions of Africans were taken from their homes and sold into slavery in the Americas

400

This explorer discovered important water routes in the northern U.S. and Canada

Henry Hudson

400

What devastating illness spread to Europe on the silk road and killed off 1/3 of Europe's population

Black Plague/Black death/Bubonic plague

400

What was the name of the coven of witches in Disney's Hocus Pocus?

The Sanderson Sisters

500

European kings and queens wanted to compete with other countries to "discover" and colonize new land first.  Which of the 3 Gs is this?

Glory

500

How did the Columbian exchange negatively impact Europeans

Increased competition/war between European countries.  Introduced racism.

500

This explorer was the first person to sail around the southern tip of South America and reach Asia via the Pacific 

Ferdinand Magellan

500

This was a series of holy wars that were fought over 200+ years where Christian soldiers from Europe tried to take control of the holy city of Jerusalem

The Crusades

500

What famous hollywood musican wrote all the music for Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas

Danny Elfman

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