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Early Modern
History
U.S. and World History from 1600 - 1850

Questions and Activities

for a 34-Week Study of Early Modern History
2014 BiblioPlan for Families

Grades 2-6

COOLHISTORYFORMIDDLES
BiblioPlanYear3,Week1:COMPANION/CLASSTIMEREADINGS/GLOBEORMAP

1. NametheEuropeanpeninsulathatishometoSpainandPortugal.__________________________________
2. WhatSpanishqueeninheritedthecrownsoftwolargeIberiancountries,AragonandCastile,in1516?
_____________________________________________________
3. InwhatyeardidColumbusdiscovertheNewWorld?__________
4. WhatdidtheSpaniardsnametheirfirstcolonyintheNew
World?_______________________________________________
5. NamethePortugueseexplorerwhoclaimedBrazil,South
AmericaforPortugal.___________________________________
6. ListsomeitemstheconquistadorshopedtofindintheNew
World._________________________________________________________________________________
7. NamethediseasethatmayhavekilledmorenativesoftheAmericasthanallconquistadorscombined.
_________________________________________________
8. WhatdidIncaAtahualpapromisetodoforFranciscoPizarroifPizarrowouldsparehislife?______________
________________________________________________________________________________________
9. WhydidFranciscodeCoronadobelievethatthePueblopeoplebuilttheircitiesofgold?________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
10. WheredidtheNativeAmericansoftheGreatPlainsgetthehorsestheyusedtobuildtheirfineherds?
________________________________________________________________________________________
11. ListsomeofthecropsandanimalsthatcametotheOldWorldfromtheNewWorldthroughtheColumbian
Exchange._______________________________________________________________________________
12. NamethecruellegalsystemthatallowedtheSpaniardstotreatthenativesoftheNewWorldlikeslaves.
_________________________________________________

GIANTS/MISSIONARIES:BartolomedelasCasas

OPTIONALBONUSQUESTION/ACTIVITY
Findordrawapictureofapueblo
andpasteithere:

COOLHISTORYFORMIDDLES
BiblioPlanYear3,Week2:COMPANION/CLASSTIMEREADINGS/GLOBEORMAP

1. WhydidChristopherColumbusnamethenativesoftheNewWorldIndians?_______________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ListthreeperiodsofancientNorthAmericanhistorythatfallbefore1,000AD._______________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________
3. FILLINTHEBLANKS:Wickiups,wigwamsandwetuwereall____________shapedhutsframedwithbent
________________.Aholeinthecenteroftheroofallowed________________toescapefroma
________________inthecenterofthefloor.
4. NamethewellknownSpanishconquistadorwhomayhavediedfromapoisontippedblowgundartfiredby
anativeofFlorida.________________________________________________________
5. HowoldwasMary,QueenofScotswhensheinheritedScotlandsthrone?___________________________
6. WhatwardidtheScotsfighttosaveyoungMary,QueenofScotsfromtheschemesofKingHenryVIII?THE
_________________________________________________________
7. HowdidJohnKnoxspendtheyearsfrom15471549?__________________________________________
8. WhydidJohnKnoxfleefromEnglandtoGeneva,Switzerlandin1553?______________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
9. WhydidQueenElizabethIfinallydecidetoexecutehercousinMary,QueenofScots?__________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
10. TRUEORFALSE:KingPhilipIIofSpainwasakind,gentlekingwholovedtolaugh.
11. ExplainhowWilliamofOrangeearnedthenicknameWilliamtheSilent.____________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
12. WhatimportantnewnationemergedfromtheDutchRevolt?______________________________________

GIANTS/MISSIONARIES:JohnKnox

OPTIONALBONUSQUESTION/ACTIVITY
Perusetheinternetforpicturesof
Rembrandtpaintings.Chooseyour
favoriteandpasteithere.

COOLHISTORYFORMIDDLES
BiblioPlanYear3,Week3:COMPANION/CLASSTIMEREADINGS/GLOBEORMAP

1. WhogavebirthtothefutureKingJamesVIofScotland/KingJamesIofEngland?______________________
2. HowoldwasJameswhenheascendedScotlandsthrone?________________________________________
3. NamethestrangetypeofweddingceremonythatallowedJamestomarry
AnneofDenmarkbeforeevermeetingherinperson.
____________________________________________________________
4. TheUnionoftheCrownsunitedthecrownsofwhattwocountriesin1603?
____________________________________________________________
5. NamethebestknownconspiratorfromtheGunpowder
Plot.________________________________________________________
6. TheEnglishattorneyFrancisBaconisbestknownforwhatscientific
method?____________________________________________________
7. WhotranslatedthefirstauthorizedLatinversionoftheBible,andwhatis
thatversionsname?
________________________________________________________________________________________
8. NamethetwostatesthatsurroundmostoftheChesapeakeBay.___________________________________
9. ListthenamesofthefirstthreeshipstheVirginiaCompanyofLondonsenttoVirginia.__________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
10. NametheseacaptaintheVirginiaCompanychosetoguidethesefirstthreeshipstoVirginia.
_____________________________________________________________
11. WhatadvantagesledthecoloniststochooseJamestownIslandasthesitefortheirnewcolony?__________
________________________________________________________________________________________
12. WhydidthecolonistssometimesburytheirdeadinsideJamesFort?________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
13. HowdidPowhatanplantopunishCaptainJohnSmithforattackingthepeopleofthePowhatan
Confederacy?_____________________________________________________________________________
14. WhointervenedatthelastmomenttorescueSmith?____________________________________________
U.S.STATES:Virginia

OPTIONALBONUSQUESTION/ACTIVITY
Inthespringof1606,KingJamesdecreedthatallEnglishandScottishshipsweretoflytwoflags.

WhattwoflagsdidJamesrequireEnglishshipstofly?

WhattwoflagsdidJamesrequireScottishshipstofly?