european history review game winning team receives +5 points on tomorrow’s test and candy!

European HistoryREVIEW GAME

WINNING TEAM RECEIVES +5 points on TOMORROW’S

TEST and CANDY!

RULES of PLAY2 teams equally split by DNM, M, and E standards.1 player from each team goes to the front of the room and sits in the HOT seat to answer the question.

The team whose player answers the question correctly earns points for their team.

Sportsmanship points are awarded and taken away (no whispering answers if it’s not your turn, no arguing with the teacher, and no arguing with teammates or opponents).

HOW THE GAME IS PLAYED 1 person from each team comes up to the front. The question will be projected on the screen The first team member to hit the easy button is allowed first

chance to answer the question. If they answer the question correctly they are awarded points If they answer the question incorrectly they lose points and

the other team has a chance to steal for DOUBLE the points! At the end of the game the team that has the most points

WINS the bonus points on the test and the candy.

President Ronald Reagan addresses the Soviet leader Gorbachev

Question 1

In 1492 Columbus sailed the Ocean blue. In which century did this take place?

Answer

15th Century

Question 2Nations from this continent wanted to find ocean routes to reach places in Africa and Asia.

Answer

Europe

Question 3

During the age of _________ many European nations wanted to find ocean routes to reach places in Africa and Asia. Places like India and China had valuable natural resources. Europeans wanted to trade with them. Europeans eventually discovered the Americas too.

Answer

Exploration

Question 4

This nation began the age of European exploration.

Answer

Portugal

Question 5

I am a Portuguese prince and I began the age of European exploration. Who am I?

Answer

Prince Henry the Navigator

Question 6The most interesting thing about Henry the Navigator is that he never…

Answer

He never went on any of his voyages. He funded (paid for) them.

Question 7

The main reason for European exploration by explorers such as: Henry the Navigator, Columbus, Magellan, DeGama, Cabot, and Champlain was _________________.

Answer

Finding a shorter passage to Asia.

Question 8A group of people who settle far from home but keep ties with their home country is known as a __________.

Answer

Colony

Question 9

How did religion play a role in European exploration?

Answer

Europeans wanted to spread Christianity to the new regions. European explorers and settlers often saw themselves as doing the will of God as well as serving their king or queen.

Question 10

What is wrong with this picture and what Columbus was NOT doing on his voyages of exploration?

Answer

Columbus was NOT trying to prove that the earth was flat. Educated people of his time knew that the earth was NOT flat. Their voyages had other purposes.

Question 11

World War I lasted from _____ - _____.

Answer

1914-1918

Question 12

____________ is described as pride in one’s country and was one of the four main causes of World War I.

Answer

Nationalism

Question 13This picture shows the British empire. A strategy when a country tries to put other countries/territories under its political control was one of the main causes of World War I. It is known as ________________.

Answer

Imperialism

Question 14

What can be described in this image is known as _____. Give a brief description.

Answer

Trench warfare was a form of warfare during World War I when soldiers on both sides dug ditches or trenches to protect themselves from the enemy.

Question 15

The Russian Revolution was caused by a difference in economic and social classes, which was seen by people freezing and starving in Russia. The Russian Revolution also led to ______________.

Answer

Russia pulling out of World War I due to the Russian Revolution and an agreement with Germany to withdraw in return for Germany’s financial support.

Question16

Although Portugal began the age of European exploration. This empire was the most powerful in Europe during the Industrial Revolution at the end of the 18th Century?

Answer

British Empire

Question 17Look at the two pictures below.

What do you think they are illustrating

Answer

End of World War I and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles

Question 18

As a result of Germany losing World War I this political party rose to power and Adolf Hitler was it’s leader.

Answer

Nazi party (National Socialist German Workers Party)

Question 19When World War I ended Germany was in ruins and the US eventually would enter into the Great ___________, which triggered a downturn of economies of countries all over the world.

Answer

Depression

Question 20

This symbol is called the ______ ___ _______. Which group of people were forced to wear them while the Nazis were in control?

Answer

Star of David, Jews

Question 21

This movie illustrated how much 6 million people are who died in the ___________.

Answer

Holocaust

Question 22This video shows the people of Germany able to move freely from East to West when this wall came crashing down. What is the name of the wall that fell in 1989, symbolizing an end to Communism in Europe.

Answer

The Berlin Wall

Question 23

What kind of government was established when the Russian Revolution occurred in Eastern Europe?

Answer

Communist government

Question 24

Which country was forced to take full responsibility for World War I and sign the Treaty of Versailles?

Answer

Germany

Question 25

Tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union (USSR) that many believed would lead to war was known as the ________ ________.

Answer

The Cold War

Question 26

The two countries that would emerge as Superpowers from World War II were ___ and ___ because they both had nuclear weapons.

Answer

United States and the Soviet Union (USSR)

Question 27: These two pictures show an invisible barrier between Eastern and Western Europe that divided Communist countries from Democratic ones. What was the barrier called?

Answer

The Iron Curtain

Question 28

What are the four countries in Europe that created empires due to exploration starting in the 15th Century and continuing into the 18th Century?

Answer

Portugal, Spain, France, and the Great Britain(UK)