Human Settlement/Inuit
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Exploration
Colonization
Geography
Brit Bit
100
Name of Inuit province in Canada
Nunavut
100
What planet played an important role to the Maya?
Venus
100
The Inca Capital
Cuzco
100
Name of the Aztec capital
Tenochtitlan
100
For what THREE reasons did Europeans explore?
God, Gold, Glory
100
What was the full name of the Spanish colony in Mexico?
The Viceroyalty of New Spain
100
What is the red line?
Prime Meridian
100
What do people in England call this?
A dummy
200
Inuit Stone carvings that had various uses such as navigation
Inuksuk
200
The name of the large limestone carvings
stela
200
The method the Inca used to farm on steep mountain slopes.
Terracing
200
Aztec god of sun and war.
Huitzilopochtli
200
What year did Columbus land in America?
1492
200
Name three crops that became key exports from the colonies
Sugarcane
Coffee
Tobacco
Cacao
200
What type of map is this?
Political map
200
List two things from the New World that are NOT popular in the UK.
Turkey
Pumpkin
300
Translate the following:
nanook
muktuk
ugjuk (another sea mammal they hunted)
polar bear
narwhal skin
seal
300
The Maya used this type of writing system made up of symbols called glyphs
hieroglyphs
300
Name of freeze dried potatoes
Chuno
300
Aztec system of taxation paid by conquered regions which included food, textiles, and warriors
Tribute System
300
What was the name of the indigenous slave who became a key part of Cortes conquest?
La Malinche
300
Name two diseases that were part of the Columbian Exchange
Smallpox
Typhus
Measles
Influence
Malaria
300
Name of the lake in central Mexico where the Aztecs settled
Lake Texcoco
300
What are the mythical official animals of Scotland and Wales?
Unicorn and Dragon
400
Name the two primary theories of human migration to the Americas
Coastal
Land Bridge
400
Modern day countries home to many Maya ruins
Mexico
Guatemala
Belize
400
Why were the Inca already weakened when Pizarro arrived? (Two reasons)
Civil War
Disease
400
Describe three ways the Aztecs adapted to their environment
Chinampas
Dikes
Causeways
Aqueducts
Canals
400
How were the Conquistadors able to overpower the indigenous civilizations? (Four reasons)
Technology, alliances, horses, disease
400
Name the four social classes of New Spain.
Peninsulares
Creoles
Mestizos
Indigenous/African slaves
400
A piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting out into a body of water.
Peninsula
400
List the four countries of the UK
England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
500
Name the land bridge from the human migration theory
Beringia
500
Instead of one empire, the Maya civilization was made up of these independent political units, often ruled by kings
City-states
500
Name 5 Inca Achievements
Qhapaq Naan
Terraces
Irrigation canals
Chasquis
Quipu
Bridges
Architecture/stone work
Mit'a System
Medical practices - trepanation
Chuno
Storehouses
500
English translation of the name for the Aztec school for noble boys.
House of Tears
500
What was Columbus's original motivation for his voyage?
A new route to Asia for trade in luxury goods (spices, silks, etc.)
500
The Spanish relied on this economic system, in which colonies existed primarily to benefit the mother country through resource extraction and strict trade controls.
Mercantilism
500
Name the four climate zones in the Inca Empire.
Tierra Caliente
Tierra Templada
Tierra Fria
Tierra Helada
500
Which English King was executed during the English Civil War? He is the namesake of the current King.
King Charles I
600
Put the following dates in chronological order (oldest first):
900 CE
400 BC
700 BCE
600 AD
700 BCE
400 BC
600 AD
900 CE
600
Name the four theories that explain the Maya collapse
Famine
Climate change/natural disaster
Disease
War
600
Which of the following are the local nobles?
Curacas
Hahua
Capac
Curacas
600
What was the name of the Aztec's biggest rivals who helped Cortes in his conquest?
Tlaxcalans
600
Name of the Inca emperor captured at the Battle of Cajamarca.
Atahualpa
600
What is the name of the system that granted land and labor from the indigenous to Spanish settlers?
Encomienda system
600
Name 10 Canadian provinces
British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Northwestern Territories, Nunavut, New Brunswick, Quebec, Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Yukon, Nova Scotia
600
Pronounce the following words in the British fashion:
1) lieutenant
2) garage
3) herb
4) zebra
Leftenant
gah-rij
her-b
zeh-bra
1000
How did the Inuit adapt to the extreme climate of the Arctic, and in what ways did their environment shape their social structure and belief systems? Use specific examples to support your answer.
Shelter
Hunting
Culture - arctic olympics
Inuksuit
Animism - deep respect for nature
Cooperation and community
Respect for elders
1000
What is the method archaeologists use to date objects such as pottery?
Thermoluminescence
1000
How were the Inca able to unify and govern such a vast and geographically diverse empire without a written language. What tools or systems made this possible?
Qhapac Naan
Quipu
Suyu
Mita
1000
How did Aztec geography affect their culture?
Infrastructure
Chinampas
Religion/origin story
Tribute system
Warrior culture
1000
The Spanish conquest of the Americas was supported by the Catholic Church. What was the name of the religious system that sought to convert indigenous people to Christianity while also organizing their labor?
Mission system
1000
How did colonization impact economies, social structures, and cultural identities?
Encomienda system
Cultural erasure
Forced labor
Slavery
Disease
Social classes
1000
Geoguesser South OR Central America
...
1000
What happened to Henry VIII's wives?
Catherine of Aragon (divorced)
Ann Boleyn (Beheaded)
Jane Seymour (Died)
Ann of Cleves (Divorced)
Catherine Howard (Beheaded)
Catherine Parr (Survived)