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Age of Exploration 1 Age of Exploration 2 100 200 Scientific Revolution/Enlighte nment French Revolution Word Wall 100 100 200 200 300 300 300 400 400 400 500 500 500 Final Jeopardy

100 European explorer who “discovered” the New World Answer

100 Christopher Columbus

200 The stage of the Triangular Trade where millions of slaves from Africa were transported to the America’s to work. Answer

200 Middle Passage

300 England’s first colony in North America Answer

300 Jamestown

400 A grant of land made by Spain to its settlers in the Americas, including the right to use Native Americans as laborers. Answer

400 Encomienda system

500 List two of the major reasons for European exploration Answer

500 Possible answers: Resources, Religion, Trade/Interacting with other cultures, sense of adventure, new technologies

100 Spanish word for “conqueror” Answer

100 conquistador

200 European explorer who initially led the first voyage to sail around the world Answer

200 Ferdinand Magellan

300 The transfer of goods from one hemisphere to another where they previously never existed Answer

300 Columbian Exchange

400 The theory that a country’s power depended on its material weatlh Answer

400 Mercantilism

500 Sea captain who led many sea voyages to show off China’s superiority. Answer

500 Zheng He

100 Scientist who discovered the heliocentric theory Answer

100 Nicolaus Copernicus

200 An era in history that introduced a new way of thinking about the natural world based on careful observations and a willingness to question accepted beliefs. Answer

200 Scientific Revolution

300 Enlightenment philosopher that suggested government works best when split up into “branches” Answer

300 Baron de Montesquieu

400 Enlightenment philosopher who believed people accused of a crime should have rights Answer

400 Cesare Beccaria

500 A written agreement within a society that defines and limits the rights of its citizens and rulers. Answer

500 Social contract

100 Social class made up of the king and Church officials Answer

100 First Estate

200 Another name for the French “death machine” that claimed thousands of lives during and after the revolution Answer

200 guillotine

300 A sudden taking of power in government Answer

300 Coup d'état

400 Leader of the revolutionary government who made very good use of the guillotine - before he was eventually sent to the guillotine himself Answer

400 Maximillien Robespierre

500 Literate middle class French professionals and skilled tradesmen Answer

500 Bourgeoisie

100 Term used to refer to a ruler who holds ALL the power Answer

100 Absolute monarch

200 Scientist who was jailed for publishing books where he agreed with Copernicus’ heliocentric theory Answer

200 Galileo Galilee

300 - Daily Double

400 Conflict over religion, territory and power that involved almost all of Europe’s royal families Answer

400 Thirty Years War

500 Christopher Columbus thought he landed in India, but he really landed here Answer

500 Bahamas/Caribbea n

Final Jeopardy Music Final Jeopardy European explorer who spent time traveling with Genghis Khan Arabic explorer who traveled across much of the known world during his lifetime European explorer who wiped out the Aztec’s European explorer who wiped the Inca’s Answer

Answer Final Jeopardy Marco Polo Ibn Battuta Hernan Cortes Francisco Pizarro

Daily Double The two sides that fought in the English Civil War Answer

Answer Daily Double Puritans and Royalists