Trashketball

Rules:
● Split the class into two teams.
● Have one quick round of rock-paper-scissors to determine which team goes first.
● Ask the winning team a question.
○ If they answer correctly, one member from the team can attempt to make a
basket from the 1 point, 5 point, or 10 point line.
○ If they cannot answer correctly, the question moves to the other team to try to
answer.
● The team who has the most points at the end wins

Questions

1. What is the term for the practice of charging interest when loaning money to someone
called?
2. What is a republic?
3. What were the crusades?
4. What two groups were fighting in the crusades?
5. How many main crusades were there?
6. What were the two most important results of the crusades for europeans?
7. What is a luxury product?
8. List two luxury products?
9. Why did europeans have access to luxury products?
10. What are three generalizations for locations of major cities in the world?
11. What are two new ideas that Europeans gained because of the crusades?
12. What was the silk road?
13. Why was italy seen as the gateway to the east?
14. Where is Venice?
15. Where is Genoa?
16. Where is Rome?
17. Where is Florence?
18. What biblical person did Florence have to represent their city-state?
19. List one factor of the Italian city states that helped them become dominant places in
Europe?
20. List another factor of the Italian city states that helped them become dominant places in
Europe?
21. List another factor of the Italian city states that helped them become dominant places in
Europe?
22. List another factor of the Italian city states that helped them become dominant places in
Europe?
23. How did the crusades help lead to the Renaissance?
24. How did the Medici family contribute to the Renaissance?
25. Who were the Medici family?