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A Clash of Cultures Review

7th grade Unit 1

Aim: What are the most important people places and events that we have learned about since the start of the unit?

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Clash of Cultures Topics

• Columbus and the Discovery of the New World

• The Meso-American civilizations

• The arrival of Cortes

• Prince Henry the Navigator & Portuguese Exploration

• The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

• Roanoke and Jamestown and the Powhatan

Christopher Columbus and the Discovery of a "New World"

?

Multiple Choice

Columbus' journey was intended to take him to...

• France

• Spain

• India

• Mexico

Multiple Choice

The "Old World" included all of the following, except

• Africa

• Europe

• South America

• Asia

Multiple Choice

Christopher Columbus was sailing for the

• French

• Irish

• Spanish

• Russians

Multiple Choice

Columbus arrived in the Caribbean and soon met people from the ____ tribe.

• Algonquin

• Wampanoag

• Celtic

• Taino

Multiple Select

Check all that apply: The main reasons for Spanish exploration were

• finding trade routes

• finding gold

• doing scientific research

• spreading democracy

Multiple Choice

At the time of Columbus' journey no one knew the world was round

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Columbus had his men cut off the hands of "Indians" who did not bring him enough gold.

• true

• false

The Meso-American civilizations

?

Multiple Choice

The Aztec were mainly found in

• Peru

• Guatamala

• Mexico

• Spain

Multiple Choice

Tenochtitlan was located in what is now

• Mexico City

• Juarez

• Cancun

• Monterrey

Multiple Choice

The Aztec were advanced in all of the following, except_____?

• farming

• astronomy

• building and architecture

• gun-making

Multiple Choice

The leader of the Aztec was

• Quetzalcoatl

• Montezuma II

• Powhatan

• Columbus

The Arrival of Cortes

?

Multiple Choice

Cortes was most interested in finding ____ in Mexico.

• a new religion

• farm land

• gold

Multiple Choice

At first, Montezuma and his people believed that Cortes was a

• king

• god

• soldier

Multiple Choice

The Aztecs used captured enemy warriors for

• road building

• farming

• human sacrifice

• soldiers

Prince Henry the Navigator & Portuguese Exploration

?

Multiple Choice

Henry the Navigator was best known for

• being king of Portugal

• sailing to India

• starting a school for exploration

• being the first European to go around Africa

Multiple Choice

Prince Henry's school taught all of the following except

• religion

• mapmaking

• sailing

• shipbuilding

Multiple Choice

The Portuguese "caravels" were ships best known for being

• armored

• small

• able to sail against the wind

Multiple Choice

This explorer became tremendously wealthy for being the first European captain to reach India.

• Vasco de Gama

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

The Pilgrims and the Wampanoag

?

Multiple Choice

The Pilgrims landed in

• Massachesetts

• New York

• Virginia

• Florida

Multiple Choice

The Thanksgiving mix of New World and Old World food is a good example of the

• slave trade

• the triangular trade

• Columbian exchange

Multiple Choice

One way the the Wampanoag helped the Pilgrims was by teaching them to

• sail

• build homes

• grow corn

Roanoke and Jamestown and the Powhatan

?

Multiple Choice

Roanoke is known for being the

• first successful English colony

• "lost colony" that disappeared

• most successful English port

Multiple Choice

At first, Jamestown's settlers struggled to survive because they didn't grow enough crops to survive.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Jamestown started making money after ____ began growing and selling tobacco.

• John Smith

• John Rolfe

• Pocahontas

• Powhatan

Multiple Choice

This leader took control in Jamestown, and told the English "they would work or they would not eat".

• Powhatan

• Pocahontas

• John Rolfe

• John Smith

Poll

I feel like I know a lot already about this unit.

• Yes

• Mostly

• A little bit