European Explorers
Christopher Columbus & The Columbian Exchange
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Mixed Bag
100

What country did Francis Drake sail for? 

England/United Kingdom

100

Name one product that originated from the Old World (Europe, Asia, Africa) and one product from the New World (North & South American)

see chart

100
T or F: Zheng He's fleet was so impressive because it was as long as an olympic sized pool (164 ft)

False. Zheng He's fleet was longer than an olympic sized pool and even longer than a football field. His longest fleet was 400 ft long and 160 ft wide!

100

True or False: Documents of Zheng He’s voyages were destroyed and his ships dismantled. 

True

100

Squidward is what type of animal?

Octopus

SpongeBob SquarePants’ creator didn’t want to torment the animation team, so they created Squidward as an octopus with six tentacles instead of the expected eight.

200

Double Jeopardy!

Which explorer died in battle in Cebu? 

Ferdinand Magellan

200

Who were the native people who first encountered Christopher Columbus?

Taino people, in the present day Bahamas

200

Who ordered Zheng He’s voyages?

Emperor Yongle (Emperor of China)

200

Define envoy

An official or representative from their country sent to another country bringing gifts and presents

200

Which Mongol ruler did Marco Polo work for?

Kublai Khan


300

Which of the European Explorers was a botanist, who used his skill to understand that he was not in India?

Amerigo Vespucci

300

What were some of the reasons Christopher Columbus traveled?

  1. To find a western route to the Spice Islands

  2. Spread christianity

300

Known as “the traveler of Islam,” this explorer spread Islam traveling over 75,000 miles and reaching North and West Africa, the Middle East, China, and south and central Asia.

Ibn Battuta

300

What history-changing feat did Magellan accomplish?

He was the first one to circumnavigate the world

300

What part of the world did Amerigo Vespucci find?

South American Coast/Amazon River

400

Who was the first European (since the Vikings) to reach the North American continent?

Hint: he named it Newfoundland 


John Cabot

400

Double Jeopardy! 

What is a cash crop?  Give an example

A crop grown for commercial purposes as opposed to use of grower

Ex: sugarcane, tobacco (caused by Columbian exchange)

400

Double Jeopardy!

What are the Great Lakes of North America? 

Superior, Huron, Michigan, Erie, Ontario

400

What were the reasons for Zheng He’s Voyages?

to show China's power

400

Double Jeopardy!

What product came to the Old World through the Columbian Exchange and greatly increased the population in Europe and Africa?

Potato/Manioc

500

Which explorer opened up European trade through and in the Indian ocean?

Vasco Da Gama

500

How did the transfer of horses to the new world impact the Native Americans?

It revolutionized buffalo hunting

500

This is considered to be the holy city in present day Saudi Arabia where Ibn Battuta wanted to travel to. It is also the birthplace of the prophet Muhammad.

Mecca

500

Double Jeopardy!

Who is the explorer that made England rich by plundering Spanish fleets and stealing their gold? 

Francis Drake

500

Which product was grown as a cash crop as an impact of the Columbian Exchange?

Sugarcane and tobacco

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