TRIVIA
1450 CE- 1750 CE

Round 1
TERMS

Round 1, Question 1
A ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a soverign

Round 1, Question 2
The acceptance of or a belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters

Round 1, Question 3
Colonial forced labor system imposed upon the indigenous population of Spanish America and the Philippines

Round 1, Question 4
A member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan’s guard between the 14 th and 19 th centuries

Round 1, Question 5
The widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the
Americas and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres in the 15 th and 16 th centuries

Round 1
TERMS
ANSWERS

Round 1, Question 1
A ruler exercising authority in a colony on behalf of a soverign

Round 1, Question 1
Viceroys

Round 1, Question 2
The acceptance of or a belief in absolute principles in political, philosophical, ethical, or theological matters

Round 1, Question 2
Absolutism

Round 1, Question 3
Colonial forced labor system imposed upon the indigenous population of Spanish America and the Philippines

Round 1, Question 3
Repartimiento

Round 1, Question 4
A member of the Turkish infantry forming the Sultan’s guard between the 14 th and 19 th centuries

Round 1, Question 4
Janissaries

Round 1, Question 5
The widespread transfer of animals, plants, culture, human populations, technology, and ideas between the
Americas and Afro-Eurasian hemispheres in the 15 th and 16 th centuries

Round 1, Question 5
Columbian Exchange

Round 2
PEOPLE

Round 2,Question 1
Regarded as the main initiator of the Age of Discoveries

Round 2,Question 2
Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death-
Enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of the
Godavari river.

Round 2,Question 3
Founder of the Safavid dynasty, which became one of the greatest
Iranian empires. He converted Iran from Sunni to Shi’a Islam.

Round 2,Question 4
Ninth ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520
First contact between indigenous civilizations of
Mesoamerica and Europeans took place during his reign, and he was killed during the initial stages of the
Spanish conquest of Mexico

Round 2,Question 5
German professor of theology, composter, priest, former monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant
Reformation

Round 2
PEOPLE
ANSWERS

Round 2,Question 1
Regarded as the main initiator of the Age of Discoveries

Round 2,Question 1
Prince Henry
“The Navigator”

Round 2,Question 2
Mughal Emperor from 1556 until his death-
Enlarged the Mughal Empire to include nearly all of the Indian Subcontinent north of the
Godavari river.

Round 2,Question 2

Round 2,Question 3
Founder of the Safavid dynasty, which became one of the greatest
Iranian empires. He converted Iran from Sunni to Shi’a Islam.

Round 2,Question 3
Shah Ismail

Round 2,Question 4
Ninth ruler of Tenochtitlan, reigning from 1502 to 1520
First contact between indigenous civilizations of
Mesoamerica and Europeans took place during his reign, and he was killed during the initial stages of the
Spanish conquest of Mexico

Round 2,Question 4
Moctezuma II
(Montezuma)

Round 2,Question 5
German professor of theology, composter, priest, former monk and a seminal figure in the Protestant
Reformation

Round 2,Question 5
Martin Luther

Round 3
KEY CONCEPTS

Round 3, Question 1
European + Native American = ?

Round 3, Question 2
Name the powerful maritime empires during the Early Modern period.
(1 point for each answer, total of 4)

Round 3, Question 3
Term for temporary labor that is used to pay off a debt incurred and lasts until the debt is paid

Round 3, Question 4
During the Early Modern period, what happened to family size in
Europe?

Round 3, Question 5
During the Early Modern period,
European men depended on the traditional merchants of the SE Asian region. Who were these merchants?

Round 3, Question 6
Name the powerful land empires during the Early Modern period.
(1 point for each answer, total of 4)

Round 3, Question 7
The biggest change in labor history (at the point of the Early
Modern period) is what?

Round 3, Question 8
What changes EVERYTHING during this era and, for the first time, connects the planet?

Round 3, Question 9
The Middle Passage of the Atlantic
System facilitated what trade?

Round 3, Question 10
This trade system brought corn, potatoes, tomatoes, & cacao from the
New World. It brought livestock, disease, sugar, & grains from the Old World

Round 3
KEY CONCEPTS
ANSWERS

Round 3, Question 1
European + Native American = ?

Round 3, Question 1
European + Native American =
MESTIZO

Round 3, Question 2
Name the powerful maritime empires during the Early Modern period.
(1 point for each answer, total of 4)

Round 3, Question 2
Portuguese
Spanish
French
British

Round 3, Question 3
Term for temporary labor that is used to pay off a debt incurred and lasts until the debt is paid

Round 3, Question 3
Indentured Servitude

Round 3, Question 4
During the Early Modern period, what happened to family size in
Europe?

Round 3, Question 4
Got smaller

Round 3, Question 5
During the Early Modern period,
European men depended on the traditional merchants of the SE Asian region. Who were these merchants?

Round 3, Question 5
Women

Round 3, Question 6
Name the powerful land empires during the Early Modern period.
(1 point for each answer, total of 4)

Round 3, Question 6
Manchus
Mughals
Ottomans
Russians

Round 3, Question 7
The biggest change in labor history (at the point of the Early
Modern period) is what?

Round 3, Question 7
The transatlantic slave trade

Round 3, Question 8
What changes EVERYTHING during this era and, for the first time, connects the planet?

Round 3, Question 8
Global Exploration

Round 3, Question 9
The Middle Passage of the Atlantic
System facilitated what trade?

Round 3, Question 9
Slave Trade

Round 3, Question 10
This trade system brought corn, potatoes, tomatoes, & cacao from the
New World. It brought livestock, disease, sugar, & grains from the Old World

Round 3, Question 10
Columbian Exchange

Round 4
WILD CARD

Round 4, Question 1
In what year did the first African slaves arrive in the Americas?

Round 4, Question 2
What century was the peak of the
Muslim Gunpowder Empires?

Round 4, Question 3
What year was the Tokugawa
Shogunate established?

Round 4, Question 4
One of the weaknesses of the early
Muslim empires was failure to do what?

Round 4, Question 5
Did the Columbian Exchange produce positive or adverse effects on world population?
(Bonus points: explain)

Round 4, Question 6
One of the earliest cultural hearths in the Americas was developed by the _____.

Round 4, Question 7
Which Islamic text is considered a primary source on the teachings of
Muhammad?

Round 4, Question 8
What was a universalizing religion of the era before 600 CE?

Round 4, Question 9
Which of the early American peoples was closest to the Persians in their administrative style?

Round 4, Question 10
The period of greatest population decline in Europe during the Middle ages occurred during what century and was caused by what ?

Round 4
WILD CARD
ANSWERS

Round 4, Question 1
In what year did the first African slaves arrive in the Americas?

Round 4, Question 1
1502

Round 4, Question 2
What century was the peak of the
Muslim Gunpowder Empires?

Round 4, Question 2
1500s

Round 4, Question 3
What year was the Tokugawa
Shogunate established?

Round 4, Question 3
1600

Round 4, Question 4
One of the weaknesses of the early
Muslim empires was failure to do what?

Round 4, Question 4
Resolve questions of succession

Round 4, Question 5
Did the Columbian Exchange produce positive or adverse effects on world population?
(Bonus points: explain)

Round 4, Question 5
Both positive & negative effects on world population- influx of added nutrients tended to increase populations of the Eastern
Hemisphere, American indigenous populations were devastated by disease

Round 4, Question 6
One of the earliest cultural hearths in the Americas was developed by the _____.

Round 4, Question 6
Olmecs

Round 4, Question 7
Which Islamic text is considered a primary source on the teachings of
Muhammad?

Round 4, Question 7
The Hadith

Round 4, Question 8
What was a universalizing religion of the era before 600 CE?

Round 4, Question 8
Christianity

Round 4, Question 9
Which of the early American peoples was closest to the Persians in their administrative style?

Round 4, Question 9
Incas

Round 4, Question 10
The period of greatest population decline in Europe during the Middle ages occurred during what century and was caused by what ?

Round 4, Question 10
14 th Century
Bubonic Plague

Round 5
BONUS!
On this day in history

Round 5, Question 1
On this day in 1519 Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes establishes a settlement at ______

Round 5, Question 2
On this day in 1945 this world leader admits defeat and states suicide is his only recourse.

Round 5, Question 3
On this day in 1529 the Treaty of
Zaragoza divides the Eastern
Hemisphere between which two countries?

Round 5, Question 4
On this day in 1912 Pravada, the
“voice” of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in what city?

Round 5, Question 5
On this day in 1915 the use of poison gas in WWI escalates during the Second Battle of Ypres. What type of gas is released?

Round 5
BONUS!
On this day in history
ANSWERS

Round 5, Question 1
On this day in 1519 Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes establishes a settlement at ______

Round 5, Question 1
Veracruz, Mexico

Round 5, Question 2
On this day in 1945 this world leader admits defeat and states suicide is his only recourse.

Round 5, Question 2
Adolph Hitler

Round 5, Question 3
On this day in 1529 the Treaty of
Zaragoza divides the Eastern
Hemisphere between which two countries?

Round 5, Question 3
Spain & Portugal

Round 5, Question 4
On this day in 1912 Pravada, the
“voice” of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, begins publication in what city?

Round 5, Question 4
Saint Petersburg

Round 5, Question 5
On this day in 1915 the use of poison gas in WWI escalates during the Second Battle of Ypres. What type of gas is released?

Round 5, Question 5
Chlorine