The Counter Reformation
The counter reformation came about as a result of the work of who?
Martin Luther
What killed more people than anything else when it came to the exploration of new lands?
Disease
Columbus died never knowing he was in "America", where did he think he was?
Asia in general
Which explorer was "America" named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
Who is the Vice President of the United States?
Mike Pence
What was ONE powerful thing that the Catholics used in the counter reformation in order to prepare future generations of Catholics.
Education
Name two animal species that were not native to the Americas but were introduced here by explorers.
Cow, Horse, Pig etc.
Which of the "explorers" is most famous for financing exploration rather than doing it himself?
Henry the Navigator
The Treaty of Tordesillas served what purpose?
Divided the newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal
When is election day in America? (Presidential election and such)
November 6th.
What was the purpose of the Council of Trent?
Meetings to reform the church, meetings as a reaction to Martin Luther and Protestant Reformation
What was the crop that was found in the Americas that would abruptly change the course of history forever?
Tobacco
Name the accomplishments of Bartolomeu Dias and Ferdinand Magellan.
Dias- First to sail around the Southern tip of Africa.
Magellan- Lead an exploration that eventually circumnavigated the globe.
The Enconmienda System can be compared to which style of government?
Feudalism
I have keys, but no locks and space, and no rooms. You can enter, but you can’t go outside. What am I?
A keyboard
Define Hersey, Utopian Ideas, and Absolutism.
Heresy- Beliefs that go against religious doctrine
Utopian Ideas- Perfect society, quality of life is idealistic
Absolutism-government by an absolute ruler or authority
As a result of the Colombian exchange, what factor having to do with food helped double to world population by the 1800's?
And no the answer is not, "tHeY hAd MoRe FoOd"
More caloric food
Describe triangular trade, describe each point of the "triangle".
Goods went from Britain to Africa where they were traded for slaves, slaves traded to Americas were good were traded to Britain
A Joint-stock has many __________________ that hold a stake in the business.
Share-holders
Who are your two U.S. Senators who represent New Jersey?
Bob Menendez and Corey Booker
Protestant and Catholics disagree on the Pope, what does each side believe?
Protestants don't believe in the authority of the Pope while catholics do. To protestants the authority of the Pope violates the Bible.
Give examples of 3 crops that originated in the Americas and changed the cuisine of countries across the world.
Give the crop and the country or region.
Chilis-India
Tomatoes-Italy
Cassava Manioc- Africa
Tobacco-Europe
Corn-Europe
List 3 influences that exploration had on the Americas that can still be seen today.
Brazil speaks Portuguese
Cows
New Orleans-French
Canada-French
What 8 letter word can have a letter taken away and it still makes a word. Take another letter away and it still makes a word. Keep on doing that until you have one letter left. What is the word?
Tie Breaker Question
The word is starting! starting, staring, string, sting, sing, sin, in, I.
Who is the current secretary of State?
Mike Pompeo