2.  How did we get here from there?

3.  Stuff from our past that can help us know who we are today?  Religion  Culture  Art  Politics

4.  To help us, time is divided into smaller epochs or periods of time.epochs  What do we remember about the Dark Ages or Early Middle Ages?Dark Ages or Early Middle Ages  What do we know about the Renaissance?  What do we want to learn about the Early Modern Age?

5. Who were they? Vocabularyfor Better for Worse Why they did it! 100 200 400 800 2000 Rules: 1) Answer in the form of a question to win the points from the box you chose. 2) If correct, add the points to your score, if incorrect, subtract the points. 3) after completing the game, click here  Finished

6.  Answer: The first Europeans to colonize the Americas.  Question: Who were the _________? Spanish

7.  Answer: Dominated central Mexico before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores.  Question: Who _______________? were the Aztecs

8.  Answer: The first Christianized empire.  Question: Who ________________? were the Romans

9.  Answer: Conquered Spain from the north after the fall of the Roman Empire.  Question: ____________________? Who were the Visigoths

10.  Answer: Expelled the Visigoths and ruled much of Spain until the 15 th century  Question: ____________________? Who were the Moors

11.  Answer: The religion of Muslims.  Question: What is _________? Islam

12.  Answer: Vikings and the Visigoths are often thought to be these kinds of savages.  Question: What ______________? is a barbarian

13.  Answer: The ruling class used to build these to live in during the Middle Ages  Question: ______________? What are castles

14.  Answer: During the Middle Ages, these large schools began to emerge in Europe. The curricula included courses such as grammar, arithmetic, and music.  Question: __________________? What is a college/university

15.  Answer: Intended to maintain Catholic orthodoxy in Spain and resulted in the death and expulsion of suspected heretics (people against the Church and God).  Question: _____________________? What is the (Spanish) Inquisition

16.  Answer: The plague which killed nearly 40 million Europeans during the Middle Ages was also known as this.  Question: What was the Black ______? Death

17.  Answer: With advances in Medieval architecture and art, churches grew into these large buildings of worship.  Question: What__________? are cathedrals

18.  Answer: In the minds of the Crusaders, unbelievers and Muslims were called.  Question: ____________? What are infidels

19.  Answer: From the 11 th to the 13 th centuries, Europeans carried out a series of military campaigns to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims.  Question: ____________________? What were the Crusades

20.  Answer: Land distribution between King (ruling class) and surfs (labor).  Question: __________________? What was the Feudal System

21.  Answer: To protect their families and homes from invaders.  Question: Why did they build _________________? castles, forts and/or walls (any of the 3 answers is good enough for full points)

22.  Answer: For wealth, power, religion and land.  Question: ____________________? Why did people fight so often

23.  Answer: Because he wanted to find a westward passage (trade route) to India/China. Hint: the Spanish King, Ferdinand, gave him 3 ships.  Question: Why__________________? did Columbus discover the Americas

24.  Answer: Because of a rebirth in the interest in ancient culture, art and science.  Question: ___________________ ? Why did the Renaissance happen

25.  Answer: In an effort to re-Christianize Spain.  Question: _____________________? Why did they expel Jews and Muslims

26.  If you earned less than 10,000 points, you should play again.  If you earned more than 10,000 but less than 12,000 points, you’re advised to try again, but it’s not necessary. OR  If you earned more than 12,000 points, move onto the next activity.

27.  Quick Match Up Game (easy) Quick Match Up Game (easy)  Quick Drag & Drop Game (medium) Quick Drag & Drop Game (medium)  Quick Flash Card Game (challenging) Quick Flash Card Game (challenging)  A Dark Quiz (quick and easy) A Dark Quiz (quick and easy)