Age of Discovery Escape Room

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Introduction

"A ghost is trapped in this house, doomed to wander it until it regains all its memories. To help it find them, you must first overcome all the challenges and collect the missing objects in your inventory. Explore the house and try not to gettrapped yourself…"

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What were motives for exploration?

Trade and Wealth

Gold, Glory, and God

Money

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Which of the following was a major consequence of the Columbian Exchange in terms of disease patterns?

The decimation of indigenous populations in the Americas

The eradication of smallpox in Europe

The introduction of Chicken Pox to the Eastern hemisphere

03

Which of the following best describes the concept of the "Columbian Exchange"?

The exchange of ideas, technologies, and cultural practices between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

The colonization of the Americas by European powers

The transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the two hemispheres

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Which of the following was a significant long-term consequence of the Columbian Exchange for indigenous populations in the Americas?

The strengthening of traditional indigenous societies and cultural practices

The increased diversity and cultural exchange between the Eastern and Western hemispheres

The decimation of indigenous populations due to the introduction of new diseases

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How does the "The School of Athens by Raphael depict Renaissance ideas

There is a larger focus on the individual's power to succeed and serve as a virtuous member of society.

There is a larger focus on the individual's power to succeed and serve as a virtuous member of society.

The painting highlights the Renaissance focus on classical learning, human potential, and multidisciplinary exploration.

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Which of the following is is not an effect of European Expansion

Speading of resources

The Pope loosing power

Monarchs gaining power

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I am tied to the land and cannot leave. I grow and harvest all the food for the manor

Knight

Serf

Lord

Monarch

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An economic concept that says a country’s power depended mainly on its wealth most aligns with which idea?

Columbian Exchange

Merchantilism

Atlantic Slave Trade

Middle Passage

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How did the demand for labor in the Americas drive the expansion of the Atlantic Slave Trade?through dreams?

The desire to replace indigenous labor with African enslaved labor

The need for agricultural workers in the Caribbean and North America

The growth of the sugar

All of the above

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What was the name of the division in the Atlantic Ocean that divided the world between Spain and Portugal. This was created by the Pope.

Treaty of Ausburg

Treaty of Versilles

Treaty of Tordestillas

Treaty of Tortilla

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Which of the following was a major cash cro that the slaves produced on the plantations?

Tomatoes

Cotton

Prize winning hogs

Bamboo

03

America is named after which famous explorer?

Christopher Columbus

Marco Polo

Amerigo Vespucci

Ferdinand Magellan

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Use the magnifying glass to search for the code and then insert it into the typewriter

224

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Code

01

Who was one of the first European Explorers

P.Diddy

Christopher Columbus

Marco Polo

02

The impact of Martin Luther’s 95 Theses are best described by which of the following statements?

They helped usher in the Protestant Reformation, caused Luther’s excommunication from the Catholic Church, and eventually led to Catholic Church reform.

They led to widespread violence, panic among Catholic Church officials, and tarnished Luther’s reputation among non-Catholics.

They were nailed to a door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany, where hundreds of peasants read them before rioting and leaving the Catholic Church.

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Regarding the effects of the Columbian Exchange and Triangular Trade in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, which statement is most accurate.

Africa lost population to slavery, Europe gained gold and new species of plants and animals, and the new world gained new plant and animal species.

Africa lost population due to slavery, Europe gained population from slavery, and the new world became a new cultural hearth.

Africa gained gold, Europe lost population due to new diseases, and the new world gained new plant and animal species

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Which of the following perpectives would most align with how Hernado Cortez felt about the Indigenous people

The indigenous peoples of the Americas are sophisticated civilizations with advanced cultures and technologies that warrant mutual respect and cooperation.

The indigenous populations pose no significant threat and can be easily assimilated into European colonial society through peaceful trade and cultural exchange.

The lands and peoples of the Americas are uncivilized "barbarians" that should be conquered and converted to Christianity for the glory of the European empires.

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