Interactive History Warm-Up Questions for Quick Thinking in Class
Engage students with timed history questions on European Renaissance, exploration motivations, and Spanish colonization, fostering critical thinking. Address philosophical questions on grading and value.
Interactive History Warm-Up Questions for Quick Thinking in Class
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Warm-Up Once the bell rings you will have exactly 60 seconds on each slide (IT IS ON A TIMER). If you waste time or do not already have your notebook/paper out, do not expect to finish on time. WRITE THE QUESTION!!!
Warm-Up • The time period in which European societies experienced a “rebirth” is the a. Renaissance b. Population Explosion c. Awakening d. Olden Days WRITE THE QUESTION!!!
Warm-Up 2. What was the original motivation for sailing towards what would become North America? a. To escape religious persecution b. Curiosity c. Find a water route to Asia d. Getting scurvy WRITE THE QUESTION!!!
Warm-Up 3. When the Spanish landed in a new area in the Americas, they a. assimilated into the culture b. conquered without mercy c. drew maps and left d. stayed for only a short time WRITE THE QUESTION!!!
Questions to Pontificate Upon (a.k.a. Think about them…) • Do you think that students should be given As in their classes without having to do any of the work? • What makes something valuable?