The 3 G's
Christopher Columbus
Explorers
Cortes and Montezuma
RANDOM!!
100
This motivated explorers to become powerful and famous.
Glory
100
Columbus mistakenly called the natives he met in the Bahamas "__________" because he believed he had reached the East Indies?
Indians
100
Name the three G's that motivated explorers.
What is God, gold, and glory.
100
The name for a person who conquers other peoples.
What is Conquistador.
100
What movie is coming out tomorrow that Ms. Zavacky is SUPER excited about?
What is Star Wars!!!! :-)
200
This motivated explorers to seek wealth.
What is gold.
200
The goal of Columbus' voyage to find a route to the _______ _________.
What is the East Indies.
200
What did explorer Bartolemeu Dias mean when he said, "to give light to those in darkness..."?
What is spread Christianity to non-Christian people (convert natives).
200
The country conquistadors came from.
What is Spain (and Portugal).
200
What continent in Paris, France located in (where the ISIS Paris attacks took place)?
What is Europe.
300
This motivated explorers to convert native peoples to Christianity.
What is God.
300
Columbus Day is celebrated in this Pittsburgh neighborhood because Columbus was from Italy.
What is Bloomfield.
300
Why did African explorer Ibn Battuta decide to travel (hint: one of the 5 Pillars of Islam)?
What is make the pilgrimage to Mecca.
300
Name a factor that led to Cortes' conquering of the Aztecs that relates to weapons.
What is the Spanish had more advanced weapons.
300
Define genocide.
What is killing off a race of people.
400
In general, which of the three G's of exploration motivated European explorers in the 1500s?
What is gold.
400
Name the two monarchs who financed Columbus' voyage (and what country they were monarchs of).
What is King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain.
400
How did Zheng He view the natives he met?
What is as barbarians.
400
Name a factor that led to Cortes' conquering of the Aztecs that relates to the Aztec religion.
What is Montezuma believed that Cortes might be a god (and therefore, invincible).
400
How did Spanish artists try to portray Cortes in their artwork? (Hero or Villian?)
What is hero.
500
This two G's motivated Conquistador Hernan Cortes.
What is gold and glory.
500
Describe how Columbus treated the natives.
What is demanded gold and threatened to chop their hands off.
500
How did Zheng He treat the natives who refused to convert to Chinese culture?
What is capture them or exterminate (kill) them.
500
Name a factor that led to Cortes' conquering of the Aztecs that relates to fighting.
What is it was not the fighting season for the Aztecs (they only fought in the dry season and Cortes arrived during the wet season).
500
Name on of Ms. Zavacky's favorite TV shows.
What is Walking Dead, Doctor Who, Sherlock.
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