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Join Mr. Kirst in this exciting game of Jeopardy to test your knowledge on explorers, vocabulary, and the first settlers in America. Click the mouse to continue!
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Who is Leif Ericsson? This Viking explored the coast of Labrador and may have stayed the winter in what is now Newfoundland.
Who were the Olmecs? Anthropologists think the first people to build a civilization in America beginning in 1500 B.C. in what is today southern Mexico.
1,3 What is feudalism? Under this political system, a king would give estates to nobles in exchange for their military support
1,4 What are nomads People who continually move from place to place.
Who is Christopher Columbus? This explorer left Spain in 1492, sailed across the Atlantic and probably landed on present-day San Salvador.
2,2 Who are the Mayans? Around A.D. 200, these people emerged in present-day Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and spread into Central America. They had a talent for mathematics and engineering.
2,3 What was the Renaissance? Lasting from about 1350 to 1600, this era was marked as a “rebirth” in the cultures of ancient Greece And Rome.
2,4 What is civilization A highly organized society marked by advanced knowledge of trade government, the arts, science and written language.
3,1 Who is Juan Ponce de Leon? Spanish explorer who may have been searching for the fountain of youth, discovered a land full of blooming flowers and named it Florida.
3,2 Who were the Aztecs? At about 1325, this civilization built the city of Tenochtitlan, where Mexico City now stands. They created a mighty empire that lasted until they met the Spanish Conquistadors.
3,3 What was the Treaty of Tordesillas? In 1493, Pope Alexander VI Established a treaty between Spain And Portugal. Name the treaty.
3,4 What were Caravels? Portuguese explorers using these ships equipped with the latest technology were able to search for a sea route to Asia.
4,1 Who is Ferdinand Magellan? Portuguese mariner who was the first to circumnavigate the globe in 1522. He died in the Philippine Islands on the way.
4,2 Who were the Cahokia? Between A.D. 700 and 900, a new culture emerged in the Mississippi Valley near present day St. Louis. They built huge geometric earthworks.
4,3 What was the Columbian Exchange? The arrival of European colonists in the Americas set in motion a series of “exchanges” between peoples and ecologies.
4,4 What is an astrolabe? This navigational instrument uses the position of the sun to determine direction, latitude, and local time.
5,1 Who was Prince Henry the Navigator? Portuguese prince who set up a coastal center for astronomical and geographical studies.
5,2 Who were the Anasazi? In the Four Corners area where Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico meet this civilization arose They constructed pueblos – large multi-story buildings of adobe and stone.
5,3 Who was Francisco Pizarro? This conquistador conquered the Inca Empire in 1532 with a small force of infantry and cavalry
5,4 What is the Northwest Passage? A northern water route through North America to the Pacific Ocean.
