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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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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…
The Hundred Years War
• 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
*Images from Google Images
England
France
The Black Plague
• Also referred to as the Black
Death or the Bubonic Plague
• Began in early 1300’s 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
Europe’s population is wiped
out
– Economies collapse all over
Europe
*Image from www.historyforkids.org
The Age of Exploration
• 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
*Images from http://www.paulsview.com and Google Images
Spain
The Enlightenment
• 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
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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What country
is this?
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England
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Norway
Italy
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What Enlightenment
philosopher argued that people
are born free?
Ben
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Franklin
John
Locke
Adam
Smith
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GOOD JOB!
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Sorry,
Try AgAin…
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What country
is this?
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germany
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ireland
France
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What country
is this?
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Russia
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Spain
Sweden
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What country
is this?
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Portugal
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England
America
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again, click on the
suitcase…
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What percentage of Europe’s
population was wiped out by
the Black Plague?
A Third
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A half
Twothirds
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