Columbus
Columbus' men
King Ferdinand & Queen Isabella
Taíno
Systems of Empire
100

In what year did Columbus sail the ocean blue?


When is 1492

100

How many men were on Columbus’ first voyage?

What are 90 men

100

What country did they hold the throne over

Where is Spain
100

What was the punishment for not having enough gold?

What is having their hands chopped off?

100

What’s another way to describe a System of Empire?

What is Society?

200

Why did Columbus brutalize the Taino people? 

What is gold

200

What ships were used during Columbus’ voyage

What are the Nina, Pinta, and Santa maria

200

What punishment was given for the slavery and genocide in America?

What is nothing?

200

Where did the Taíno reside

Where are the Bahamas

200

What religion was important to European society?

What is Christianity?

300

What shape did Columbus think the earth was

What is pear-shaped

300


Who first claimed to see America (other than Columbus)


Who is Rodrigo

300

What year did Queen Isabella begin her rule?

When is 1474

300

How were Taíno houses built?

What are logs and poles with thatched roofs

300

How was European society organized?

What is individually owned property?

400

What percentage of profits did Columbus agree to acquire from trade with the New World?

What is 10%
400

Who was the Missonary that spoke against Columbus?

Who is Bartolome de las Casas

400

Which ruler was more inclined to justice and more unforgiving?

Who is Queen Isabella?

400

What gender was ancestry traced through?

What are women

400

What economic systems started to mature around the 16th century?

What is Western capitalism?

500

What percentage of people died due to Columbus’s arrival?

What is 90%

500

Who was the captain of the Santa María?


Who is Juan de la Cosa?

500

What did the queen and king complete, that ordered the expulsion of muslims and jewish people from Spain?

What is the Reconquista?

500

What is the name of the spirits worshipped by the Taíno people?

What are zemis

500

What percentage of the European population were peasants in the 1500s?

What is 80-90%