The Spice Trade
Name a spice that traders brought back from the east
Lots
Were the Vikings Christian?
No.
This is the year in which Columbus sailed to the new world:
1492!
New York City was originally a French colony.
False. It was a Dutch colony (Holland / The Netherlands)
This was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on
the Mayflower
Black pepper was prized for this reason
Covered up the taste of meat that is going bad
The viking who discovered America was named this
Leif Erikson
Name the three ships Columbus sailed on his first voyage
Pinta, Nina, Santa Maria
We know what happened to the colonists at Roanoke
False!
This document was signed by Pilgrims at Plymouth Harbor.
What was the Mayflower Compact
Most of the spices prized in Europe came from this continent
Asia
True or False: Did the vikings ever realize they had discovered a new continent?
Nope!
The people living on the island where Columbus first landed were named this
the Taino or Guani
Cortes conquered the Aztecs all by himself without any other help
False - many other groups of natives joined him to oppose the Aztecs
This is the name of the colony settled by the Pilgrims
Plymouth
Name something other than spices that traders brought back from China
Gunpowder or Silk
Name a country that the Vikings raided regularly
England, Scotland, France, Holland, Russia
Did Columbus ever acknowledge that he had not landed in Asia?
No, as far as we know
The Pope made an agreement with Spain and Portugal to split any new lands discovered between them
True! The Treaty of Tordesillas
This is the name of the native who went to England and returned to America, and helped out the Pilgrims
Squanto
King Henry the Navigator was the leader of what country?
Portugal
this is what the Vikings called the new land they discovered in North America
Vinland
Columubs was (probably) born in this Italian city, starting with a "G"
Genoa!
Columbus believed the world was flat!
False!
This president made Thanksgiving a federal holiday
President Abraham Lincoln