Jeopardy Review Game

Exploration

100

Where did Columbus think he landed in 1492?

India

200

What year did Columbus first sail to the Americas?

1492

300

After Columbus, there was a race to get to the new world.  Name 3 countries that took part in this.

English, Dutch, French, Portuguese

400

Name the oldest city/town in the U.S. and what Country is responsible

St. Augustine by the Spanish 

500

What area/modern day province did the French settle in?

Canada - Modern day Quebec/Quebec city

Columbian Exchange

100

What is the exchange of animals, plants, diseases, technology, cultures, peoples, even ideas and that affected pretty much everyone on the planet?

The Columbian Exchange

200

True or False?  Llamas, turkeys, and guinea pigs were pretty much the only domesticated animals in the ”New World” before the exchange.

True

300

Sugar, rice, grapes, coffee, wheat, and bananas are referred to as what kind of crops?

Cash crops

400

Name 3 crops that are native to the "New World" and were brought to Europe.

Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn, Cacao, Tobacco, Beans, Cotton

500

Name 5 animals that the Europeans brought to the "New World".

Goats, Sheep, Chickens, Pigs, Horses, Cattle, Donkeys

Christopher Columbus

100

What country was Columbus from?

Italy - Genoa

200

True of False? Columbus started a western movement, a chain reaction that would change the world forever.

True

300

Columbus was not famous at the time of his death. Why?  What did he fail to do?

1. He never found a new trade route to Asia/India

2. He never found much gold/riches to bring back to Spain

400

Columbus was Italian but sailed for Spain. Why?

Spain was only country that was willing to finance the trip. 

500

Give 2 reasons why Columbus did not "Discover" the Americas

Leif Eriksson was there 500 years earlier and the Natives were already living there for much longer!

"New World"

100

True or False:  Up until 1492, most educated people thought the world was flat.  

False

200

Before 1492, people thought the world was much smaller or bigger?

Smaller

300

Where did Spain focus most of their exploration and settlements in the "New World"?

Central America and South America (Florida also)

400

What country focused on the eastern portion of South America (modern day Brazil) during the "race to the new world"?

Portugal

500

List 4 reasons why there were so many countries interested in coming to the "New World"?  

1. Land/resources

2. Riches/Gold/Spices

3. Expand their Territory/Empires

4. Spread Religion

5. No one wants to get left behind while others get stronger!