Jeopardy
Out of
Africa…and
Asia
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Imperialism
Explorers Epidemics
Final Jeopardy
$100 Question from Imperialism
This was a navigational instrument
used to determine the relative height of
stars and planets.
$100 Answer from Imperialism
What is an astrolabe
$200 Question from Imperialism
A company that raises money by
selling stock or shares in the
company to investors.
$200 Answer from Imperialism
What is a joint stock company
$300 Question from Imperialism
This brought tomatoes, potatoes and
turkey to Europe and horses, cattle
and disease to the Americas, which
wiped out much of the native
population.
$300 Answer from Imperialism
What is the Columbian Exchange
$400 Question from Imperialism
Import tax on foreign goods.
$400 Answer from Imperialism
What is a Tariff
$500 Question from Imperialism
What is one of the reasons why
people went to live in the
colonies? (Multiple answers)
$500 Answer from Imperialism
What is Religion,
Quick profits (starting a business),
and Population increases in Europe.
$100 Question from Out of
Africa…and Asia
These are the four main causes
of “new imperialism”
$100 Answer from Out of
Africa…and Asia
What are Economic, social, political
and military, technological
$200 Question from Out of
Africa…and Asia
These were the only two African
nations that were NOT colonized
by Europeans.
$200 Answer from Out of
Africa…and Asia
What are Ethiopia and Liberia
Daily
Double
$300 Question from Out of
Africa…and Asia
The French, unlike the British, focused on
what specific reason to colonize?
$300 Answer from Out of
Africa…and Asia
What is social
$400 Question from Out of
Africa…and Asia
The “White Man’s Burden” is and
European idea dealing with this.
$400 Answer from Out of
Africa…and Asia
What is Europe’s obligation to
bring Western civilization to
“backward” societies.
$500 Question from Out of
Africa…Asia
The Sepoy Rebellion was started by
this group.
$500 Answer from Out of
Africa…and Asia
Who were Indian Soldiers
$100 Question from Major
Players
This is the European country that
“the sun never set on their
Empire”
$100 Answer from Major Players
What is Britain
$200 Question from Major
Players
This is the name of the country
that was in direct, and sometimes
hostile, competition with Britain.
$200 Answer from Major Players
What is France
$300 Question from Major
Players
This country was a big player at
the start of the exploration age.
$300 Answer from Major Players
What is Spain
Daily
Double
$400 Question from Major
Players
This country only had ONE colony, located
in the heart of Africa
$400 Answer from Major Players
What is Belgium
$500 Question from Major
Players
This person had two countries named after him
and was the founder of De Beers diamond
company
$500 Answer from Major Players
Who is Cecil Rhodes
$100 Question from Explorers
He discovered what he thought
was India and made several trips
back and forth from Spain
$100 Answer from Explorers
Who is Christopher Columbus
$200 Question from Explorers
He was the first European to see
the Pacific Ocean
$200 Answer from Explorers
Who is Vasco Nunez de
Balboa
$300 Question from Explorers
The FIRST to sail around the
Cape of Good Hope
$300 Answer from Explorers
Who is Bartholomeu Dias
$400 Question from Explorers
The FIRST to sail around Africa and
across the Indian Ocean to India
$400 Answer from Explorers
Who is Vasco de Gama
$500 Question from Explorers
The conquistador that captured
the Aztec Empire in Mexico
$500 Answer from Explorers
Who is Hernan Cortes
$100 Question from Epidemics
This was a disease brought to
the Caribbean by Europeans
$100 Answer from Epidemics
What is Small Pox
$200 Question from Epidemics
A disease responsible for many
deaths in Europe and was
brought there by fleas on rats
$200 Answer from Epidemic
What is Bubonic Plague
$300 Question from Epidemics
The more deadly airborne
pathogen that is associated with
the Black Death
$300 Answer from Epidemics
What is Pnuemonic Plague
$400 Question from Epidemics
This disease was spread
worldwide after World War I
$400 Answer from Epidemics
What is Spanish Flu
$500 Question from Epidemics
This fraction of people killed in
Europe by the Black Death
$500 Answer from Epidemic
What is 1/3
Final Jeopardy
All of the following were positives of British
imperialism in India EXCEPT
a. Improved sanitation
b. Loss of self-sufficiency
c. Improved health
d. Increased literacy
Final Jeopardy Answer
What is (b) loss of self-sufficiency