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Explore the European explorers' quests for the New World, navigation challenges, and the impact of the Atlantic Slave Trade. Test your knowledge of historical figures and events that shaped the course of history.
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Jeopardy European Explorers Navigation The New World The Atlantic Slave Trade I Didn't Know I Was Being Tested Over That Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $200 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $400 Q $600 Q $600 Q $600 Q $600 Q $600 Q $800 Q $800 Q $800 Q $800 Q $800 Q $1000 Q $1000 Q $1000 Q $1000 Q $1000 Final Jeopardy
$200 Question from Navigation… This king and queen of Spain funded Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. Though he thought it was the West Indies.
$200 Answer from Navigation… King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella
$400 Question from Navigation… This country’s armada was the most powerful in the world until England defeated them in the 16th century.
DAI LY DOUBLE!!!$600 Question from Navigation… This was the river discovered by the English when searching for the Northwest Passage.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!$600 Answer from Navigation… Hudson River
$800 Question from Navigation… Columbus went to this country before Spain to try and fund his voyage. He was ultimately unsuccessful.
$800 Answer from Navigation… Portugal
$1000 Question from Navigation… Why did all the navigators start their voyages in August
$1000 Answer from Navigation… Hurricanes
$200 Question from The New World… Columbus landed on this group of islands.
$200 Answer from The New World… The Caribbean Islands
$400 Question from The New World… This was where Columbus originally intended to travel.
$400 Answer from The New World… West Indies or Asia
$600 Question from The New World… Ferdinand Magellan wanted to find a southern passage through this continent.
$600 Answer from The New World… South America
$800 Question from The New World… Henry Hudson wanted to find a passage way through what modern day country? All he was able to find was a river.
DAILY DOUBLE!!!$1000 Question from The New World… Many of the natives of the New World died from overwork, starvation, and European diseases. This was the number one killing disease throughout the New World.
$200 Question from European Explorers… Hernan Cortes is well known for his conquest of the Aztec Empire. This was the king and ruler of the Aztec empire at the time of the conquest.
$200 Answer from European Explorers… Montezuma II
$400 Question from European Explorers… Cortes was ruthless in his conquest of the Aztec Empire. After his conquest, however, he and his men were even more inspired to go in search of this resource.
$600 Question from European Explorers... This was the Incan ruler at the time of Pizarro’s conquest.
$800 Question from European Explorers... Part of the keys to victory for both Cortes and Pizarro was the introduction of this majestic animal to the New World
$1000 Question from European Explorers... When Aztec warriors saw the Aztecs ride into battle on horses, they thought that they were one being; this fictional being.
$200 Question from The Atlantic Slave Trade To avoid being taken to the Americas, many enslaved Africans would do this on the ships to kill themselves.
$200 Answer from The Atlantic Slave Trade Jump overboard
$400 Question from The Atlantic Slave Trade The buckets that fed the slaves each day were used to feed this many men at a time.
$600 Question from The Atlantic Slave Trade Many enslaved Africans were captured by these groups and sold to the Europeans.
$600 Answer from The Atlantic Slave Trade African Tribal groups
$800 Question from The Atlantic Slave Trade What was the ratio of slaves killed from the point of capture to boarding a slave ship.
$1000 Question from The Atlantic Slave Trade How many slaves were captured and brought to America between 1500 and 1600? Between 1700 and 1870?
$1000 Answer from The Atlantic Slave Trade 300,000; 9 Million
$200 Question from I Didn't Know I Was Being Tested Over That... This man was an English explorer who led the British navy against the powerful Spanish Armada…and won!
$200 Answer from I Didn't Know I Was Being Tested Over That... Sir Francis Drake
$400 Question from I Didn't Know I Was Being Tested Over That... This man lead an expedition to the northwest and landed in modern day Canada.
$400 Answer from I Didn't Know I Was Being Tested Over That... Henry Cabot
$600 Question from I Didn't Know I Was Being Tested Over That... Other than superior weapons, what else did Cortes do to even the numbers between the Aztecs and the Spanish Conquistadors?
$600 Answer from I Didn't Know I Was Being Tested Over That... Recruited Aztec enemies
$800 Question from I Didn't Know I Was Being Tested Over That... Francisco Pizarro sailed for this country when he attacked the Incan Empire.