Varied Vocabulary!
Great Geography!
Superb Spanish!
Viva La France!
The British are Coming!
Agricultural Amazements!
100
This is the language, beliefs, food, art, customs, and way of life of a group of people
Culture
100
In what modern-day Western Hemisphere country did the Portuguese settle?
Brazil
100
True or False: half of the Western Hemisphere speaks Spanish
True
100
Which religion were the French responsible for spreading in the New World?
Catholic Christianity
100
Which religion were the English responsible for spreading in the New World?
Protestant Christianity
100
Name at least 3 domesticated animals the Europeans originally brought to the New World.
At least 3 of: pigs, horses, cattle, goats, sheep, chickens
200
This is a term for traveling in search of new discoveries
Exploration
200
Which European nation settled most of Central America and the Carribbean?
Spain
200
Which religion were the Spanish responsible for spreading in the New World?
Catholic Christianity
200
What is the second-largest speaking French city in the world? (Hint: It's not in France!)
Montreal, Quebec
200
Put the different countries in order of arrival to the New World (first to last):
English, Spanish, French
First: Spanish
Next: French
Last: English
200
Name the term for the production of food to sell to others.
Commercial Agriculture
300
The term for an open space surrounded by buildings, usually promoted by the Spanish
Plaza
300
Which country settled the land in which we currently live (Ohio)?
France
300
This is the term for a person on a trip for the purpose of spreading the Spanish religion in the New World
Missionary
300
Name the tasty French-style doughnut drenched in powdered sugar, most commonly found in a French-inspired city in the Southern US.
Beignet
300
What famous food was invented and brought from England in 1762, and for what reason?
Sandwich- because it could be eaten with one hand and playing cards in the other.
300
Name the term for people who raise just enough food to take care of their own families, with only a little left over to be stored for the rest of the community. (Most people in the New World were these kinds of farmers before the Europeans arrived.)
Subsistence agriculture
400
The term for a settlement of a people into an area that is new to them
Colonization
400
Which territory did Russia settle in?
Alaska
400
Name at least 2 city names LISTED IN THE TEXTBOOK in the New World inspired by the Spanish
At least 2 of:
San Francisco, California
La Paz, Bolivia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
(1/2 points for 1 of 2)
400
Name at least 2 city names LISTED IN THE TEXTBOOK in the New World inspired by the French.
At least 2 of:
Montreal, Quebec
St. Louis, Missouri
New Orleans, Louisiana
(1/2 points for 1 of 2)
400
Name at least 2 city names LISTED IN THE TEXTBOOK in the New World inspired by the English.
At least 2 of:
Windsor, Ontario
New London, Connecticut
Cambridge, Massachusetts
(1/2 points for 1 of 2)
400
What is the effect of Europeans bringing domesticated animals to the New World?
More food, like milk and eggs, is available to sell.
500
The practice of taming animals to live closely with people as pets or work animals
Domestication
500
Where did the Dutch (Netherlands) settle in the New World?
New York and Northern South America
(Both for full credit, 1 for half credit)
500
Name the two conquistadors that are most famous for conquering Spanish territory. (All or Nothing)
Francisco Pizarro and Hernan Cortes
500
Name the 3 most common characteristics of French Architecture (all or nothing)
Balconies, iron railings, large windows
500
Name the style of architecture from England that is the most common style of housing in the United States today.
Colonial Style
500
What is the method of clearing large tracts of land for farming, mining, and ranching called? (Hint: still used in Brazil.)
Clear-cutting