Jeopardy Final Jeopardy Motivations Tools Columbus Explorers Potpouri $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $500 $500 $500 $500 $500 Final Jeopardy

1 - $100 What is the name of the land route from Europe to China/India? The Silk Road

1 - $200 Who was the famous European who wrote about his travels on the Silk Road? Marco Polo

1 - $300 What were some of the items that traders would acquire in China/India? Silk Spices New Ideas

1 - $400 Why was the silk road so difficult to travel? Long Trip – up to two years Across desert Bandits No Water Some never seen again

1 - $500 What were the motivations for Early Explorers? New Trade route to India/China Fame Spices and Silk Money New Land

2 - $100 What new invention helped Explorers know which direction they were going? Compas

2 - $200 Name at least one invention that let Explorers know if they were on the correct line of latitude Cross Staff Sextant Astrolabe

2 - $300 Why was the printing press considered an invention that helped explorers? It allowed books to be made cheaply Many people could own and read books Let ideas spread quickly Let people share ideas

2 - $400 Explain why a triangular sail and Rudder were important The Sail allowed you to sail upwind now you can get home Rudder let you steer the ship

2 - $500 Who started and School of Navigation, and Where did he start it? Prince Henry “The Navigator” Portugal

3 - $100 Why did Columbus set off on his journey? To Find A new trade route to India/China

3 - $200 What year did he first sail? 1492

3 - $300 Name his 3 Ships Nina Pinta Santa Maria

3 - $400 List a few of the interesting things that happened on his voyage Crew almost mutinied He lied about how far they had come Saw many things that made them think they were close to land Volcano erupted as they were leaving

3 - $500 What are your thoughts on Columbus? Was he a great explorer or a villain? Answer

4 - $100 Who was looking for the Fountain of Youth, and where did he explore? Juan Ponce De Leon Florida

4 - $200 What is Cortes most famous for? Conquering the Aztecs Burning his ships so they could not go back

4 - $300 What is Pizzaro most famous for Conquering the Inca Empire

4 - $400 Who was the first European to actually “discover” North America? Subject to debate Leif Erikkson

4 - $500 Why were the Spaniard able to conquer the Native Cultures so easily? Guns – Loud and scary Germs – Smallpox killed 100,000’s of people Steel – Better steel weapons Horses – War horses were terrifying in battle

5 - $100 Where did Eric the Red explore? Why did he leave his country? Greenland Left Iceland because he killed someone

5 - $200 What is Ferdinand Magellan Most famous for? Proving that the Earth was round – Circumnavigating the globe , even though he technically did not survive;) Discovering a route around the bottom of South America – The Straits of Magellan

5 - $300 Who agreed to pay for Columbus’ Trip? From which country did he sail Queen Isabella of Spain Spain

5 - $400 Name 3 Inventions that made exploration Possible Describe why each was important Compass, Cross-Staff, Astrolabe, Printing Press Chronograph Triangular Sail - Rudder

5 - $500 What was the Silk Road and why was it so difficult to travel? Land route to India/China Long trip through desert Dangerous bandits Controlled by Muslims Took Many months/years

Final Jeopardy How did Cortes and Pizzaro defeat the Inca and Aztec empires? What did both of their plans have in common Captured the ruler and held him captive