Question
Answer the following about some long journeys described in David Blackbourn’s 2023 book Germany in the World: A Global History 1500–2000, for 10 points each.
[10m] Chapter 1 discusses German explorers in the “concession” that Ambrosius Ehinger ruled for this family. Antonio de Montesinos was killed for protesting abuses of native people in this banking family’s lands in Venezuela.
ANSWER: Welser family
[10e] Chapter 3 opens by describing an ethnic German named Georg Gmelin, who fell ill and died on an expedition to this region. Georg Steller visited the lands of the Buryat and Yakut people in this region.
ANSWER: Siberia [accept Sakha Republic or Lake Baikal area; prompt on Russia or Asia]
[10h] The book discusses Karl Gützlaff’s work with the “London” one of these groups, which inspired Hudson Taylor’s “Inland” one. The Big Swords targeted German members of one of these groups in the Juye Incident.
ANSWER: missionary societies [or missions; accept London Missionary Society, China Inland Mission, or Steyler Mission; prompt on answers like evangelical organization, lay religious groups, or congregations]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 12 | 17.50 | 92% | 25% | 58% |