1. Jeopardy
Explorers
Colonies
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Where in the world?
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2. Topic 1 for 100
This person was responsible for establishing a maritime school that helped his country lead the way in the Age of Exploration.

3. Prince Henry the Navigator
Topic 1 for 100
Answer:
Prince Henry the Navigator

4. Who was responsible for conquering the Aztecs?
Topic 1 for 200
Who was responsible for conquering the Aztecs?

5. Topic 1 for 200
Answer:
Cortes

6. Topic 1 for 300
This Englishman sailed for Holland and sought a northwest passage through Canada.

7. Topic 1 for 300
Answer:
Henry Hudson

8. Topic 1 for 400
This person is credited with being the first to sail around the world, although he didn’t make it.

9. Topic 1 for 400
Answer:
Magellan

10. Topic 1 for 500
These two Frenchmen explored the Great Lakes region and the upper Mississippi River valley.

11. Topic 1 for 500
Answer:
Marquette and Joliet

12. Topic 2 for 100
Many countries settled in the Caribbean; what two crops became were most grown on these plantations?

13. Answer: sugarcane & tobacco
Topic 2 for 100
Answer: sugarcane & tobacco

14. Topic 2 for 200
This country sought to sail around Africa to reach the far east and established trading posts along the coast of Africa.

15. Topic 2 for 200
Answer: Portugal

16. Louisiana was named after the king of this country.
Topic 2 for 300
Louisiana was named after the king of this country.

17. Topic 2 for 300
Answer: France

18. This was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.
Topic 2 for 400
This was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

19. Topic 2 for 400
Answer:
Jamestown

20. Topic 2 for 500
This treaty outlined the rules of colonization between Portugal and Spain.

21. Topic 2 for 500
Answer:
Treaty of Tordesillas

22. Topic 3 for 100
This term refers to a Spanish explorer who sought wealth and glory in the “New World”

23. Topic 3 for 100
Answer: conquistador

24. Topic 3 for 200
This term refers to floating gardens that were developed by the Aztecs around their capital city.

25. Topic 3 for 200
Answer:
chinampas

26. Topic 3 for 300
This type of ship, developed at the outset of the Age of Exploration, used triangular sails.

27. Topic 3 for 300
Answer: caravel

28. Topic 3 for 400
These were used in the Andes mountains to allow the Incas to grow crops.

29. Topic 3 for 400
Answer: terraces

30. This term refers to the trip from Africa to the Americas for slaves.
Topic 3 for 500
This term refers to the trip from Africa to the Americas for slaves.

31. Answer: Middle Passage
Topic 3 for 500
Answer: Middle Passage

32. Topic 4 for 100
Which native American civilization established a number of independent cities on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

33. Topic 4 for 100
Answer: Maya

34. Christopher Columbus sailed for this country.
Topic 4 for 200
Christopher Columbus sailed for this country.

35. Topic 4 for 200
Answer: Spain

36. Topic 4 for 300
Manhattan Island, which is now part of New York City, was originally settled by this European power.

37. Topic 4 for 300
Answer: Holland

38. Topic 4 for 400
According to the later trade triangle, what goods were sent from New England to Africa?

39. Answer: Rum and other goods
Topic 4 for 400
Answer: Rum and other goods

40. This civilization emerged in the Andes Mountains of South America.
Topic 4 for 500
This civilization emerged in the Andes Mountains of South America.

41. Topic 4 for 500
Answer: Inca

42. Topic 5 for 100
The economic policy in which colonies exist for the good of the mother country.

43. Topic 5 for 100
Answer: mercantilism

44. Topic 5 for 200
What was the main weapon the Spanish had in destroying the Aztec population

45. Topic 5 for 200
Answer: disease

46. Topic 5 for 300
What was the difference in intention between the English colonies of Virginia and those of Massachusetts

47. Answer: economic vs. religion
Topic 5 for 300
Answer: economic vs. religion

48. Who named the “Cape of Good Hope”
Topic 5 for 400
Who named the “Cape of Good Hope”

49. Answer: Bartolomeu Dias
Topic 5 for 400
Answer: Bartolomeu Dias

50. What was the capital city of the Aztecs
Topic 5 for 500
What was the capital city of the Aztecs

51. Topic 5 for 500
Answer: Tenochtitlan