Those Crazy Euros
"Indians"
Vocabulary
Big Questions
Wild Card
100
Europe is a continent of ________.
a. peninsulas
b. mountains
c. friends
d. bears
Europe is a continent of ________.
a. peninsulas
b. mountains
c. friends
d. bears
100
Why were Native Americans called Indians?
a. they look like Indians
b. Columbus thought he landed in India
c. they share a common language with India
d. it was the name of the first contacted tribe
Why were Native Americans called Indians?
a. they look like Indians
b. Columbus thought he landed in India
c. they share a common language with India
d. it was the name of the first contacted tribe
100
Companies with royal permission to claim a region and profit from its resources were ______ companies.
a. royal
b. mercantile
c. colonial
d. chartered
Companies with royal permission to claim a region and profit from its resources were ______ companies.
a. royal
b. mercantile
c. colonial
d. chartered
100
Which animal is native to the Americas and wasn't brought by Europeans?
a. cow
b. horse
c. llama
d. pig
Which animal is native to the Americas and wasn't brought by europeans?
a. cow
b. horse
c. llama
d. pig
100
This was the capital of which empire?
Aztec
200
_______ was the first country to go around Africa and claim a spice monopoly.
a. Spain
b. Portugal
c. France
d. England
_______ was the first country to go around Africa and claim a spice monopoly.
a. Spain
b. Portugal
c. France
d. England
200
The Aztec empire was in ______
a. Peru
b. Florida
c. Mexico
d. Canada
The Aztec empire was in ______
a. Peru
b. Florida
c. Mexico
d. Canada
200
Crops grown for profit instead of personal use were called______
a. cash crops
b. money trees
c. dollar plants
d. coin flowers
Crops grown for profit instead of personal use were called______
a. cash crops
b. money trees
c. dollar plants
d. coin flowers
200
New York was originally _______
a. New Geneva
b. New Stockholm
c. New Dublin
d. New Amsterdam
New York was originally _______
a. New Geneva
b. New Stockholm
c. New Dublin
d. New Amsterdam
200
Who made these big stone walls?
Inca
300
________ Europeans wanted an alternative route to the Silk Road.
a. Northern
b. Southern
c. Eastern
d. Western
________ Europeans wanted an alternative route to the Silk Road.
a. Northern
b. Southern
c. Eastern
d. Western
300
The Inca documented things using _______
a. knots
b. pictures
c. letters
d. sticks
The Inca documented things using _______
a. knots
b. pictures
c. letters
d. sticks
300
A _______ is a place that is politically controlled by a distant country, and populated by people from that country.
a. monopoly
b. treaty
c. colony
d. conquest
A _______ is a place that is politically controlled by a distant country, and populated by people from that country.
a. monopoly
b. treaty
c. colony
d. conquest
300
What led to the death of most Native Americans?
a. war
b. poisoning
c. disease
d. starvation
What led to the death of most Native Americans?
a. war
b. poisoning
c. disease
d. starvation
300
What's this called?
Columbian Exchange
400
Europeans engaged in __________ to farm and mine their colonies more profitably.
a. tractors
b. capitalism
c. slavery
d. agriculture
Europeans engaged in __________ to farm and mine their colonies more profitably.
a. tractors
b. capitalism
c. slavery
d. agriculture
400
The Aztec and Inca emperors were _______ by the Spanish.
a. installed
b. enslaved
c. honored
d. killed
400
The ______ was a new ship that enabled exploration of the Americas.
a. cog
b. caravel
c. yacht
d. jet ski
The ______ was a new ship that enabled exploration of the Americas.
a. cog
b. caravel
c. yacht
d. jet ski
400
Why did Aztecs sacrifice humans?
a. it was fun
b. to please the gods
c. to celebrate birthdays
d. the emperor was a creep
Why did Aztecs sacrifice humans?
a. it was fun
b. to please the gods
c. to celebrate birthdays
d. the emperor was a creep
400
What is this picture representing?
Treaty of Tordesillas
500
The ________ charged heavy taxes on their part of the silk road.
a. Russians
b. Chinese
c. Germans
d. Turks
The ________ charged heavy taxes on their part of the silk road.
a. Russians
b. Chinese
c. Germans
d. Turks
500
The Aztec calendar was _________
a. linear
b. circular
c. square
d. octagonal
The Aztec calendar was _________
a. linear
b. circular
c. square
d. octagonal
500
Wealth and power depending on silver and gold is _________.
a. mercantilism
b. globalism
c. communism
d. rastafarianism
Wealth and power depending on silver and gold is _________.
a. mercantilism
b. globalism
c. communism
d. rastafarianism
500
Why did all the Spanish silver lose value?
a. inflation
b. deflation
c. stagflation
d. it was fake!
Why did all the Spanish silver lose value?
a. inflation
b. deflation
c. stagflation
d. it was fake!
500
Why is this statue vandalized?
Because Columbus killed many Native Americans.
600
Name all 5 Western European countries we discussed in class.
France, England, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal
600
What was Tezcatlipoca the god of?
misfortune
600
The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreement between what two countries?
Spain and Portugal
600
What 3 things motivated European explorers?
God, Glory, and Gold
600
Who conquered the Aztecs, and who conquered the Inca?
Hernand Cortes and Francisco Pizarro