Geography
History
Culture
Misc.
Thanksgiving
100
the whole of S. America is located in the ______
What is Western Hemisphere
100
1 disease that was spread by the Spanish
Answers will vary: smallpox, measles, mumps, whooping cough, flu, chicken pox, and typhus
100
major religion of the region
What is Catholicism (Christianity)?
100
conquered the Aztecs
Who is Hernan Cortez?
100
Deer or venison, ducks, geese, oysters, lobster, eel and fish.
What meat was probably served at the first Thanksgiving?
200
mountain chain along western coast
What is Andes Mts.
200
the 3 Gs
What is God, Gold, Glory?
200
festival held 46 days before Easter
What is carnival?
200
the liberator - helped gain independence for several S. American Countries
Who is Simon Bolivar?
200
1621
When was the first Thanksgiving held?
300
amazon basin contains the largest
What is rainforest
300
a Spanish conquerer
What is a conquistador?
300
Brazilian martial art that combines dance and music
What is capoeira?
300
Venezuelan dictator/president
Who is Hugo Chavez?
300
what president made Thanksgiving a holiday?
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
country that Pizarro traveled to and then he conquered the Incas
What is Peru
400
to bring products into a country
What is import?
400
popular dance in the region
What is the Argentine Tango?
400
conquered the Inca
Who is Pizarro?
400
the year the first presidential pardon of a turkey for Thanksgiving
When is 1947?
500
three hemispheres that S. America is in
What is southern, northern, and western
500
when a country sells products to another country
What is export?
500
three cultural effects of the Columbian Exchange
Answers will vary : new technology, spread of diseases, wiped out populations, introduced new languages, religions, foods, ideas, plants, animals, etc.
500
a contemporary leader that influenced a country by making controversial changes that put more power in the hands of the president
Who is Hugo Chavez?
500
20 mph
What is how fast a wild turkey can run when they are scared?