Fun with History!

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Fun with History!
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Introduction
This game is intended for my 6th grade history
class, to supplement the instruction that I give
my students in class. My students are currently
learning about World History and to help them to
grasp the concepts they need to put this history
into context, I have developed this game. The
basic premise is that they will be asked a series
of questions and they will have to choose the
correct answer from several choices.
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Lesson
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For the remainder of the class, we will be
discussing the history of Europe. Europe has a
very long and interesting history, full of wars
and struggles between world powers. For this
class, we will be focusing on some of the major
events that have taken place in Europe over time,
from epic battles to devastating plagues, and
everything in between
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The Hundred Years War
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• Fought from 1337 until 1453 between England and
  France
• Began when French King Philip VI tried to steal
  English territories in Southwestern France away
  from England
• English won many successful battles with the
  innovative use of longbowmen, or long range
  archers that could pick off French forces from
  afar
• Ended with the English driving out the French in
  all territories except Calais

England
France
Images from Google Images
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The Black Plague
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• Also referred to as the Black Death or the
  Bubonic Plague
• Began in early 1300s in Asia, then spread to
  Europe around 1347, first hitting Sicily
• Spreads to the rest of Europe, including England,
  within a year, until the end of 1348
• The effects are devastating
• As much as a THIRD of Europes population is
  wiped out
• Economies collapse all over Europe

Image from www.historyforkids.org
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The Age of Exploration
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• Occurred beginning in the 15th Century (1400s)
• After the Black Death, nations look for ways to
  increase trade and rebound economically
• Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal first to
  send explorers to Africa
• Vasco Da Gama sails around Africa to India
• In 1492, Christopher Columbus sails for Spain and
  discovers the Americas, believing them to be the
  West Indies

Spain
Images from http//www.paulsview.com and Google
Images
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The Enlightenment
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• Movement in the 18th Century
• Emphasized the use of reason and rational
  thinking
• Problems in society can be corrected through
  observation and scientific method
• The only solution is the rational solution
• Great thinkers of the time included John Locke
  and Adam Smith
• Locke believed that people are born free with
  certain rights that governments cannot take away
• Adam Smith revolutionized economics

John Locke
Adam Smith
Images from Google Images
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The Birth of America
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• In the early 17th Century, England sets up
  colonies in North America
• In 1607, first colony established at Jamestown,
  Virginia
• By the early 18th Century, American colonists are
  flourishing in trade and later grow angry at
  British taxation
• Stamp Act of 1765
• Tea Act of 1773 spurs the Boston Tea Party
• Colonists gather at First and then Second
  Continental Congress, where they declare
  independence in July of 1776, beginning the
  Revolutionary War
• War ends with Treaty of Paris in 1783, after
  British defeat and surrender at Yorktown,
  Virginia

America
Image from Google Images
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Question 1
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Introduction
What country is this?
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England
Norway
Italy
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Question 2
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What Enlightenment philosopher argued that people
are born free?
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Ben Franklin
John Locke
Adam Smith
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Correct
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GOOD JOB! Go to the next Question!
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Incorrect
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Sorry, Try Again
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Question 3
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What country is this?
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germany
ireland
France
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Question 4
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What country is this?
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Russia
Spain
Sweden
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Question 5
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What country is this?
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Portugal
England
America
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Correct
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GOOD JOB! Go to the next Question!
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Correct
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GOOD JOB! Go to the next Question!
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Correct
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GOOD JOB! Go to the next Question!
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Question 6
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What percentage of Europes population was wiped
out by the Black Plague?
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A Third
A half
Two- thirds
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Correct
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GOOD JOB! Go to the next Question!
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