Junior Class History Lesson

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Junior Class

History

What are we going to do today?

• You will compete with each other and find out which explorer will return with the most riches
• You will be quizzed on your knowledge about the Age of Discovery
• You will need a piece of paper and a pen
• You will need a phone to answer the quiz questions

The assignment

• Use your piece of paper and write down that you have 6 coins
• With every new question, you can receive new coins or lose them. On your piece of paper, you can write down + ... or - ... to keep track of your coins.
• The people who have the most coins at the end of the game, win! 

The story

"It is the year 1490. A wealthy Dutch merchant (handelaar) has hired you to find a new route to the Indies, a place far away from here. He has been getting spices (specerijen), herbs (kruiden) and riches from that area for years. However, the road to the Indies is now in the hands of the Ottoman Empire. The merchant has asked you to find a new route to the Indies. The one who returns with the most goods (producten) will be richly rewarded! " 

What kind of ship will you use?
Write down A, B or C on your piece of paper with the characteristic of your ship.
Every ship costs 3 coins (so write down -3 points on your paper)

1. Een schip gericht of stevigheid / sturdiness
2. Een schip gericht op snelheid / speed
3. Een schip gericht op laadruimte / capacity

Which continents were explored between 1450 - 1700 by European merchants?
(Good= +1 coin, Wrong= -1 coin)

1. Africa and Asia
2. Asia and America
3. America, Africa and Asia

Which European sailor (re)discovered America in 1492?
(correct = +1 coin, wrong= -1 coin)

1. Vasco da Gama
2. Christopher Columbus
3. Michiel de Ruyter
4. Amerigo Vespucci

Why did Columbus sail to the West instead of going South?

(correct = +1 coin, wrong = -1 coin)

1. Hij dacht dat het een snellere route zou zijn vanwege de kalme oceaan
2. Hij dacht dat de wereld rond was en dat hij via het Westen ook zijn bestemming kon bereiken
3. De koning en konigin van Spanje dwongen hem deze route te nemen.
4. Hij dacht dat hij, door naar het westen te varen, andere rijke landen zou tegenkomen op zijn reis.

Event #1:
You are sailing along the western coast of Africa. You see a port with lots of buildings and you hear a lot of sounds. What do you do?
Write on your paper if you keep on sailing or visit the port

1. You keep on sailing, ignoring the port
2. You decide to visit the port, maybe to get some new food or to get important information!

Event #1 results

A) You keep on sailing, ignoring the port. 
--> Jullie liggen voor op de andere groep(en), krijgen een extra munt (+1), maar hebben niet voldoende eten meer. 

B) You decide to visit the port, maybe to get some new food or to get important information.
--> Jullie kennen als enige een route, die langs de rotsen in het water leidt. Jullie hebben wel nog voldoende eten.

Halfway!

It looks like you reached the most southern point of Africa. 

A lot of stories tell us that this is the halfway point to India!
 

How do we call the most southern point of Africa?
(correct = +1 coin, wrong= -1 coin)

1. Nova Zembla
2. Cape town
3. Golden Bay
4. Cape of Good Hope

Event #2

A storm is coming...Luckily you all chose a sturdy ship... right? 

If you chose a sturdy ship (type A): You lose nothing.

If you chose a fast ship (type B): You lose a lot of trade goods, lose 2 coins!

If you chose a ship with lots of capacity (type C): You lose 1 coin, because lots of stuff falls overboard.

The Dutch captain calls out: "Drie knopen bakboord!"
Which side of the ship is bakboord?
(Good= +1 coin, Wrong= -1 coin)

1. The front
2. Left side
3. Right side
4. The back

Event #3

The ships approach their
destination. Everything 
seemed fine, until large 
pointy rocks appeared near
the coast. 

Did everyone know this?

Event #3 results 

Hadden jullie gekozen voor een het bezoek aan het havendorp:

-> You lose nothing. 

Did you choose to keep on sailing:

-> You lose 2 coins. 

If you chose the fast ship:

-> You lose 1 coin instead of 2 if you decided to skip the visit. 

End results

• Those who chose the fast ship (type B)  get 2 extra coins.
  
• The sturdy ship (type A) did not have any problems along the way, they get 1 extra coin. 
• The ships with a large capacity (type C) brought double the goods.  You double your coins.
  

Who has the most coins? Who is our winner?  

How many coins do you have left?

Less than 5 coins

6 coins

7 coins

8 coins

9 coins

10 coins

11 coins

12 coins

13 coins

14 coins or more

What have you learned this lesson? Write down one answer