1. Historical Understandings To play the game, go to the next slide and click on an point value to go to a question. To go to final Wrap-Up click on Final Wrap-Up at the bottom of the main screen.

2. Exploration and Colonization Languages Military Engagements PeopleVocabularyReligions

3. Team 1Team 2Team 3Team 4 Team 5 Wager board

4. What country led the world in sea exploration in the 15th Century?

5. Portugal score board

6. What country sponsored the voyages of Christopher Columbus?

7. Spain score board

8. By the 15th Century what two Italian cities dominated the trade routes from Asia to Europe?

9. Genoa and Venice score board

10. How did the Crusades impact exploration?

11. It increased the desire of Europeans for new products and trade routes. scoreboard

12. What two Indian civilizations were conquered by the Spanish conquistadors?

13. Aztecs and Incas score board

14. What is the largest of the three language groups found in Europe?

15. Germanic score board

16. How many “official” languages are in the European Union?

17. 23 score board

18. What alphabet is used to write Russian?

19. Cyrillic score board

20. What are the main three language groups in Europe?

21. Germanic, Romance, Slavic score board

22. What three romance languages are found in southern and western Europe?

23. French, Italian, Spanish score board

24. What is the oldest of the three major religions found in Europe?

25. Judaism score board

26. Which is the fastest growing religion in Europe?

27. Islam score board

28. What are the three major religions found in Europe?

29. Judaism, Islam, Christianity score board

30. Who was the founder of Islam?

31. Muhammad score board

32. What are the three major groups of Christianity?

33. Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant score board

34. What was the name of the period of distrust between the United States and Soviet Union called?

35. Cold War score board

36. What war resulted in the Russian Revolution of 1917?

37. World War I score board

38. What war is associated with the Holocaust?

39. World War II score board

40. What three countries initially made up the Allied Powers in World War I?

41. Britain, France, Russia score board

42. What was the largest country created from the breakup of the Soviet Union?

43. Russia score board

44. What explorer discovered the Cape of Good Hope?

45. Bartolomeu Dias score board

46. What son of the king of Portugal supported advancements in mapmaking and navigation?

47. Prince Henry score board

48. Who was the leader of a Communist revolt in Russia?

49. Vladimir Lenin score board

50. Who was the leader of Germany during World War II?

51. Adolf Hitler score board

52. Who was the first European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope to India?

53. Vasco da Gama score board

54. What is another name for mapmaking?

55. Cartography score board

56. What word means the love of one’s country?

57. Nationalism score board

58. What term describes an early 20th century Russian ruler?

59. Czar score board

60. What term describes the use of strong armies and threats of war?

61. Militarism score board

62. What term describes the killing of a race of people?

63. Genocide score board

64. Make your wager on the scoreboard scoreFinal Question

65. What organization was founded by the United States, Canada, and western European nations to protect them from a nuclear war?

66. N.A.T.O. (North American Treaty Organization) score board