3 Gs and a T
The Columbian Exchange
Explorers
Events leading up to 3Gs and a T
Halloween Trivia
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What are the 3 Gs and a T?
God, Gold, Glory, Technology
100
Define the columbian exchange
An exchange of plants, animals, goods, people, and diseases between the old world and the new world following Columbus's discovery of the Americas
100
This explorer participated in 2 journeys to the new world. The continents of the new world are named after him.
Amerigo Vespucci
100
This was a period of rapid cultural and artistic advancement that happened at the end of the middle ages
The Renaissance
100
What was the original name for Halloween?
All Hallows Eve
200
Spanish kings and queens wanted to convert Native Americans to Christianity. Which of the 3Gs is this?
God
200
How did the Columbian Exchange negatively impact Native Americans
Disease. Loss of land to European settlers. Loss of population/culture
200
This man was the first European to widely spread knowledge of new lands on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean
Christopher Columbus
200
Who was the man who started the Protestant Reformation and split the Christian faith into two groups: Catholics and Protestants
Martin Luther
200
What is the Latino holiday, celebrated the day after Halloween?
Day of the dead (dia de los muertos) november 1
300
What important new technology allowed ships at sea to tell which direction is north?
compass
300
How did the Columbian exchange positively impact Europeans
New foods. New world had resources. Open land to expand to
300
This explorer traveled from Europe to Asia on foot, wrote a book, and inspired many other people to explore
Marco Polo
300
What invention, created in Germany, led to a large increase in literacy across the entire world.
The printing press, created by Johannes Gutenberg
300
What was the #1 most popular Halloween costume in 2023?
Barbie
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400
Explorers and the nations they came from wanted to improve their economy with spices, agricultural goods (like sugar), and precious metals. Which of the 3 Gs is this?
Gold
400
How did the Columbian exchange negatively impact Africans
Millions of Africans were taken from their homes and sold into slavery in the Americas
400
This explorer discovered important water routes in the northern U.S. and Canada
Henry Hudson
400
What devastating illness spread to Europe on the silk road and killed off 1/3 of Europe's population
Black Plague/Black death/Bubonic plague
400
What was the name of the coven of witches in Disney's Hocus Pocus?
The Sanderson Sisters
500
European kings and queens wanted to compete with other countries to "discover" and colonize new land first. Which of the 3 Gs is this?
Glory
500
How did the Columbian exchange negatively impact Europeans
Increased competition/war between European countries. Introduced racism.
500
This explorer was the first person to sail around the southern tip of South America and reach Asia via the Pacific
Ferdinand Magellan
500
This was a series of holy wars that were fought over 200+ years where Christian soldiers from Europe tried to take control of the holy city of Jerusalem
The Crusades
500
What famous hollywood musican wrote all the music for Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
Danny Elfman