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COOLHISTORYFORUPPERMIDDLES
BiblioPlanYear3,Week1:COMPANION/CLASSTIMEREADINGS/GLOBEORMAP
1. In1516,twolargekingdomscombinedtoformthefar
largerKingdomofSpain.Namethosetwokingdoms.
2. ListthreemainreasonswhyChristopherColumbuswas
sodeterminedtofindanewroutetoFarEast.
3. ListsomeofChristopherColumbusmistakenbeliefsaboutworldgeography.Whatmistakenconclusiondid
hedrawfromthesemistakenbeliefs?
4. NeartheendofColumbusfirstvoyageofexploration,anaccidentforcedhimtoleavebehind39menon
Hispaniola.Whatwasthisaccident,andonwhatdaydidittakeplace?
5. Namethe1494treatythatsetaboundarybetweenSpainsdiscoveriestotheeastandPortugalstothe
west.UnknowntoColumbus,thisboundarylinepassedthroughwhatpartofSouthAmerica?
6. ExplainthechainofauthorityoutlinedintheSpanishRequirementof1513.Whostoodatthetop,whoin
themiddleandwhoatthebottom?
7. Inyouropinion,didtheconquistadorshavearighttothegoldandsilvertheydemandedfromtheIncas?
WhataboutthegoldandsilvertheylaterminedintheWestIndies,SouthAmericaandCentralAmerica?
Whyorwhynot?
8. WhatdidtheSpaniardsnamethenightwhentheAztecsofTenochtitlanslewmostofHernanCortesfoot
soldiers?
9. NametheconquistadorwhoseexplorersbecamethefirstEuropeanstoseetheColoradoRiverandthe
GrandCanyon.
10. WhenHernandodeSotoheardofawealthyNativeAmericantribelivinginwhatisnowGeorgia,he
expectedthattribetohavegold.WhatdiddeSotofindinstead?
11. WhatdohistorianscallthefeatofathleticismthathelpedPedrodeAlvaradosurvivetheAztecsattacksat
Tenochtitlan?
12. WhowasthefirstSpaniardtoenslavethenativesoftheNewWorld?
13. WhatdidSpaniardscalltheirSouthandCentralAmericanplantations?
14. NamethecruellegalsystemthatallowedtheSpaniardstotreatthenativesoftheNewWorldasifthey
wereslaves.
15. WhatSpanishpriestspentmostofhiscareerbattlingthissystem?
16. WhatwastheBlackLegend,andhowdiditdescribetheconquistadors?
17. Inyouropinion,wastheBlackLegendtrue?OrwastheBlackLegendmostlyliesinventedtomakethe
Spaniardslookbad?
BONUSQUESTION/ACTIVITY
WhatisPaititiEldorado?
COOLHISTORYFORUPPERMIDDLES
BiblioPlanYear3,Week2:COMPANION/CLASSTIMEREADINGS/GLOBEORMAP
1. ListthreemethodstheancientsmighthaveusedtocrossovertotheAmericasfromEurope,Asiaand/or
Africa.
2. DescribesomedifferencesbetweenClovispointsandFolsompoints.
3. ListthreepurposesancientNorthAmericanburialmoundsserved.
4. WhichofNorthAmericaseightmaingeographicregionsisrichestinmetalores?Whatdoesthisregions
namemean?
5. WhichofNorthAmericaseightmaingeographicregionsincludestheGreatSaltLake?
6. HowwasScotlandsclansystemdifferentfromEnglandsfeudalsystem?Whichsystemwouldyouprefer,
andwhy?
7. NamethemedievalerawarsinwhichWilliamWallaceandRoberttheBrucefoughtoffScotlandsEnglish
occupiersespeciallyKingEdwardI,theHammeroftheScots.
8. HowdidKingHenryVIIIhopetouseyoungMary,QueenofScotstobringScotlandundertheCrownof
England?
9. WhydidCardinalBeatonorderthearrestandexecutionofGeorgeWishart?
10. JohnKnoxservedasProtestantchaplaintowhatEnglishProtestantking?
11. DescribehowthefirstantiCatholicriotinPerth,Scotlandbegan.
12. HowdidKingHenryIIofFrance,fathertoMaryshusbandFrancis,die?
13. NamethetreatywithwhichEnglandandFrancesteppedbackfromthebrinkofwarattheendofthe
ScottishReformation.
14. Listthethreemaintypesofchurchgovernment.Whogovernsthechurchundereachtype?
15. WhatdidMaryhopethathercousinElizabethwoulddoforherwhenshefledtoEngland?Whatdid
Elizabethdoinstead?
16. Inyouropinion,didQueenElizabethhavegoodreasontoexecuteMary,QueenofScots?Ifyoufound
yourselfinthesamesituation,couldyougivetheordertoexecuteyourowncousin?
17. ListthethreemainlanguagesspokenintheLowCountries.
18. WhatwastheDutchRevolt?
19. WhatwastheBeeldenstorm,andwhydidithappen?
20. NametheSpanishmilitaryleaderwhospilledmoreDutchProtestantbloodthananyother.
21. WhatimportantnewnationemergedfromtheDutchRevolt?
22. WhatthreemoderndaycountriesmakeuptheLowCountries?
23. WhattwocountriesbordertheLowCountries?
BONUSQUESTION/ACTIVITY
MostoftheevidenceusedagainstMary,QueenofScotsattrial
forthemurderofhersecondhusbandcamefromasetofletters
supposedlywrittenbyMarytoherthirdhusband.Whatarethese
letterscalled,andhowdidtheygetthatname?
COOLHISTORYFORUPPERMIDDLES
BiblioPlanYear3,Week3:COMPANION/CLASSTIMEREADINGS/GLOBEORMAP
1. DescribetwoeventsfromQueenElizabethslifethatmighthaveruinedherfaithinloveandmarriage.
2. WhywasKingJamesVIofScotlandraisedbyProtestantregentsinsteadofhisCatholicmother?
3. TheUnionoftheCrownsunitedthecrownsofwhattwocountriesin1603?
4. Whatwasarecusant?
5. ExplainwhymilitantCatholicslaunchedtheGunpowderPlotagainstKingJamesandhisgovernment.
6. RecitethefamouslineofpoetrythatJohnDonnewroteaboutdeathandpride.Whatdoyouthinkthisline
means?
7. WhywastranslatingtheBibleintomodern,everydaylanguagesparticularlyimportanttoProtestants?
8. ListthefirstthreeEnglishBiblesauthorizedbytheAnglicanChurch.
9. Explainthedifferencebetweenanestuaryandabay.
10. NamethethreemajorpeninsulasthatformVirginiascoastalongtheChesapeakeBay.
11. NamethetwocompaniesauthorizedbytheCharterofVirginiatoestablishcoloniesineasternNorth
America.
12. ExplainwhysomestorytellersmighthaveliedaboutwhofiredthefirstshotwhenEnglishandNative
AmericanmetinVirginiaforthefirsttime.
13. DescribemostAlgonquianmenshairstyle.
14. ListsomeofJamestownIslandsdisadvantagesasasiteforacolony.
15. DuringthecolonistsfirstsummerinJamestown,CouncilPresidentEdwardMariaWingfieldwasafraidto
retaliateagainsttheAlgonquianswhoattackedhispeople.Why?
16. DescribehowCaptainJohnSmithpersuadedthepeopleofKecoughtantosellhimcornatwhathe
consideredafairprice.
17. WhenChiefPowhatanheldCaptainJohnSmithcaptiveatWerowocomoco,SmithliedaboutEnglish
intentionsinVirginiainordertosavehimself.WasSmithrightorwrongtolie?IfyoucouldstandinSmiths
place,wouldyoulieashedid?
18. DescribethesymbolismtheAlgonquiansmayhaveseeninPocahontasrescueofCaptainJohnSmith.
19. WhatisthecapitalofVirginia?WhatisVirginiastwoletterabbreviation?WhatstatesborderVirginia?
BONUSQUESTION/ACTIVITY
In1618,SirWalterRaleighreturnedtotheNewWorldtolookfor
something.WhatwasRaleighlookingfor?WhatsadfatebefellRaleigh
whenhegothome?