JEOPARDY

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JEOPARDY

• Strong Monarchies and the Age of Exploration

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Portugal
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Exploration
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Spain
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France
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Russia/Prussia
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Austria/Vocab
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He started a school of exploration in order to
find the lost kingdom of Prester John and defeat
the Muslims?
Who was Prince Henry the Navigator?
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He was the first European explorer to round the
the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa.
Who was Bartolomeu Dias?
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He reached India and came back with a load of
goods and spices that had a 1000 profit.
Who was Vasco Da Gama?
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This was the imaginary line drawn that separated
the world between the Portuguese and the Spanish.
What was the Line of Demarcation in the Treaty of
Tordesillas?
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He was the Portuguese sea captain who sailed for
Spain and his ships circumnavigated the globe.
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
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These instruments enabled navigators to determine
latitudes.
What were the astrolabe, sextant, And quadrant
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This was the economic policy of early exploration
nations, which stated in order to gain someone
had to lose, and equated wealth with power and
exploitation.
What was mercantilism?
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These were other navigational innovations that
allowed early exploration, many brought back from
the Muslim world.
What were map making, the compass, lateen sails,
galley ships, the caravel, moving the rudder, and
the cannon?
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These are some of the innovations that caused the
Commercial Revolution from 1400 - 1750?
What were coined, standardized money, joint stock
companies, subsidies, tariffs, establishing a
favorable balance of trade?
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This was the first permanent European settlement
in the United States, established in 1565?
What was Saint Augustine, Florida?
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The Spanish explorer who went to Florida,
supposedly in search of the fountain of youth?
Who was Ponce De Leon?
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He was the Spanish conquistador who defeated the
Aztecs and conquered Mexico.
Who was Hernan Cortes?
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This is the reason that slaves were imported to
Brazil and the Caribbean.
What was harvesting sugar cane?
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He was the Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 until
1556 who at the height of his power gave up his
crown and retired into a monastery.
Who was Charles V?
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This was the elaborate, but austere palace of
Philip II of Spain.
What was the Escorial?
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He was the French King who was nicknamed the Sun
King.
Who was Louis XIV?
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This was the French royal family that controlled
the French throne into the late 19th century.
Who were the Bourbons?
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Dont Choke!
Daily Double
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He was the chief adviser to Louis XIII and
through his diplomacy and cunning made the
monarch the supreme power in France for the next
150 years.
Who was Cardinal Richelieu?
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These were the French tax collectors, chosen from
the middle class and loyal to the King of France
Who were the intendants?
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These were the two French explorers who explored
the St. Lawrence River and founded Quebec.
Who were Jacques Cartier and Samuel Champlain ?
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This was the Russian Dynasty established in 1613
in Russia and lasting until the Russian
Revolution in 1917.
Who were the Romanovs?
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He was the Russian monarch who vowed to
westernize Russia, i.e. having all Russian males
shave their beards, and stood at 6 9.
Who was Peter the Great?
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This was the royal family of Prussia .
Who were the Hohenzollerns
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He was the famous militaristic ruler of Prussia,
who also granted religious toleration, granted
legal reforms, and encouraged trade for his
country.
Who was Frederick the Great?
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This was the country that disappeared in 1795,
divided amongst Russia, Austria and Prussia.
What was Poland?
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She was the brilliant monarch of Austria, who had
16 children, and became the Holy Roman Empress
in 1745.
Who was Maria Theresa?
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This is the royal family of Austria and the
family of the Holy Roman Emperors.
Who were the Hapsburgs?
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This was the agreement reached amongst European
monarchs to allow Marie Theresa the right to rule
Austria.
What was the Pragmatic Sanction
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This was the type of warfare used by the Dutch
against the French and Spanish invaders.
What was guerilla warfare?
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This was the trade between Africa, the Americas,
and Europe- slaves for raw materials, raw
materials for manufactured goods, manufactured
goods for slaves. ( repeat)
What was triangular trade?
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This is the government giving an incentive or tax
exemption to a business to promote economic
growth.
What is a subsidy?