People, Places, and Things
This king of England started the English Reformation and is famous for having six wives!
Who was Henry VIII?
Martin Luther encouraged many changes within the Catholic church during the Protestant Reformation. Name any change to gain 100 points.
Supported translating the bible into everyday languages people could understand (the vernacular), that religious authority comes from the scripture alone, or that people can get to heaven only through faith in the Christian god not deeds or actions.
This was the name of the various trade routes that connected China and India with the Middle East and Europe from about 100BCE to the 1400s CE
What was the Silk Road?
What is an item you will always need in class to help you keep organized and not lose papers?
What is a folder?
This term can be used to broadly describe the many different peoples who lived in the Americas before European colonizers arrived.
What is Indigenous?
This man nailed 95 Theses to the door of the church in Wittenberg questioning the Catholic Church. His ideas are credited with starting the Protestand Reformation and he is sometimes confused with a famous American civil rights leader.
Who was Martin Luther?
People who broke away from the Catholic Church and followed the ideas of Martin Luther started calling themselves this.
What are Lutherans?
In 1453, history was changed when this empire conquered Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul) and took control over the Silk Road.
What was the Ottoman Empire?
If you forget your notebook for class, what should you do?
Go to the School Supplies Station during the appropriate time and take some loose-leaf paper.
This was a major reason that so many Indigenous peoples died after their encounters with European colonizers.
What were diseases?
This Italian sailor is sometimes credited with "discovering" the Americas, even though he only ever explored Caribbean islands and people had already been living there for thousands of years.
Who was Christopher Columbus?
Before this invention, people had to make copies of books and papers by hand or through other long processes. This innovation helped the rapid spread of the Reformation and new ideas in the 1500s.
What was the printing press?
This was the king of the Mali Empire in the 1300s. He is sometimes called the richest person in world history partly due to Mali's large gold reserves.
Who was Mansa Musa?
This was the name of the traditional, or standard, flag flown by pirates. It was often decorated with skulls, cross bones, swords, and other intimidating symbols.
What was a Jolly Roger?
This Pueblo leader successfully lead a revolt against Spanish colonizers in 1680. His leadership helped keep the Spanish away for 12 years.
Who was Po'Pay?
These were sold by the Catholic Church with a guaruntee that the person buying one could enter into heaven or have their sins forgiven. Many people, like Martin Luther, objected to selling these.
What were indulgences?
During the time of the Protestant Reformation, a hysteria spread across Europe which led to about 45,000 people being executed. These people were often accused of being this for reasons such as living alone, owning an animal, or having birthmarks.
What was being a Witch or Witchcraft?
After colonizing most of South America, this empire discovered massive amounts of silver in the Cerro Rico. At first, it made them wealthy, but eventually led to inflation in their empire.
What was the Spanish Empire/Spain?
This man was one of the most famous pirates of all time. Known for his intimidating appearance, he captained the Queen Anne's Revenge and was able to organize a blockade of the city of Charles Town, South Carolina.
Who was Black Beard?
This was the system of forced labor that developed in the "New" World when colonizers kidnapped and enslaved Africans. These enslaved people would not have the opportunity to become free and their descendants would be born into slavery.
What was chattel slavery?
This Incan emperor initially met the Spanish conquistadors, and later the Spanish captured and killed him.
Who was Atahualpa?
As part of his Reformation, Henry VIII targeted these institutions of the Catholic Church aggressively. He seized their lands and wealth and some monks and priests were accused of treason.
What was destruction of the monestaries?
After the "Old" and "New" worlds were connected by trade, this exchange of new goods between the two sides of the Atlantic Ocean occurred. For example, tomatoes and corn came to Europe for the first time, and horses were introduced in the Americas.
Why does Mr. Flaherty discourage using ChatGPT or other AI bots in class? This also explains why you cannot use it for assignments, essays, or projects.
What is because it is harmful to the environment: 100 words written by ChatGPT consumes one bottle of fresh water.
OR
What is it harms your critical thinking skills and brain development?: A study from MIT found ChatGPT users have lower levels of brain engagement.
This person was born into slavery, but escaped around age 20. He went on to publish an autobiography that opened people's eyes to the evils of slavery. He also became the most famous abolitionist in the world in the mid-1800s.
Who was Frederick Douglass?