Who was this explorer?
Christopher Columbus
What country was Columbus representing in his great discovery?
Historians believe Christopher Columbus was from Italy. But Columbus sailed for Spain
What did Christopher Columbus call the natives he met in the new world and why?
Indians, he believed he had landed in India
These were brought to the New World (the Americas) from the Old World (Europe)
horses
Who is Genghis Kan
Great Mongol leader who expanded the Mongol rule thought the world
What are these and who did they belong to?
The Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria (Christopher Columbus' ships)
Many European colonizers and explorers came from this country
Spain
In what country in the Americas can you find the site of these ancient Native pyramids?
Mexico
These were sent from the New World (the Americas) back to the Old World (Europe)
Avocados
give 2 reasons spices were so important in the old days
preservatives of food
medicine
taste
Which European country colonized the part of Canada that is called Quebec?
France
Many European colonizers and explorers came from this country
Portugal
What is this called?
Tipi (also spelled: tepee or teepee)
Columbian Exchange is named after who?
Christopher Columbus
Who is this actor, and also formerly a musician?
Will Smith
Who is Hernan Cortes
conqueror of the Aztec empire, brought wealth to Spanish crown
Nation who helped establish what is now known as the 13 American colonies?
England
What is the great Columbian exchange?
trade between Europe and the Americans brought coffee, horses & small pox to Americas. Took tomatoes, turkeys & corn back to Europe
Europeans brought many diseases with them to the Americas (the New World). One of them was this one...
smallpox
What building is this?
Hagia Sophia Mosque
What is this Rock?
Plymouth Rock (where the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620)
What country's flag?
Netherlands (also known as Holland)
What is the middle passage?
crossing of Atlantic sea by thousands of slaves per ship in inhumane circumstances.
"How you like them __________?" This was one of the fruits brought to the New World (the Americas) from the Old World (Europe).
apples
Mohammed