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worldHT ch13-16
Question | Answer |
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What ruler of Denmark extended the kingdom to be the largest kingdom in Europe at that time? | Margrete |
What family line of Austria ruled the Holy Roman Empire for almost 300 years? | Hapsburgs |
country that led the way in the great age of exploration. | Portugal |
Country with a policy of national neutrality | Switzerland |
Ancient Gaul became the modern nation of... | France |
his coronation in 987 led to the birth of France | Hugh Capet |
result of unrest and grievances against nobles | Peasant's Revolt |
prominent group of Counter-reformation formed by Ignatius Loyola with philosophy of "the end justifies the means" | Jesuits |
treaty that ended the 30 Years' War with the same situation as before the war | Peace of Westphalia |
gave official approval to state churches in Germany in 1555 | Peace of Augsburg |
revolutionary political movement | what Christianity must NEVER be thought of as |
invented movable-type printing press | Johann Gutenberg |
published the first printed edition of the New Testament in the original Greek | Desiderius Erasmus |
nailed 95 Theses to the church of Wittenburg | Martin Luther |
sold indulgences in Germany | Tetzel |
began revival in Bohemia during Reformation | John Huss |
When was the movable-type printing press invented? | 1440 |
When was the first printed edition of the Bible produced? | 1456 |
When did the Protestant Reformation begin? | 1517 |
what Charles V issued to declare Luther a heretic | Edict of Worms |
began revival in Zurich during Reformation | Ulrich Zwingli |
began revival in Geneva, Switzerland during Reformation | John Calvin |
king of England was known for his love of Crusades | Richard I |
First king of England | Alfred the Great |
When was the Magna Carta signed? | 1215 |
What was the result of the signing of the Magna Carta? | The ancient rights and privileges of the people were clearly defined |
What line of English kings was begun by Henry II? | Plantagenet |
Who called the first meeting of Parliament? | Simon de Montfort |
Which king's Model Parliament set the precedent of representative government in England? | Edward I |
Who was the Maid of Orleans who led the French to some victories over England? | Joan of Arc |
What battle ended the Wars of the Roses? | Battle of Bosworth Field |
Which Tudor ruler persecuted religion the most, and which sect of religion was persecuted? | Mary Tudor - Protestants |
leader of the Dutch repressed patriots against Spain | William the Silent |
Leader of the Scottish Reformation | John Knox |
Attacked and raided Spanish ships | Francis Drake |
king who built up the Spanish Armada | Philip II |
when the Spanish Armada was defeated | 1588 |
perhaps the greatest English writer the world has ever known | William Shakespeare |
When the KJV was completed | 1611 |
In the English Civil War, who supported the king? | Cavaliers |
In the English Civil War, who opposed the king? | Roundheads |
What Oliver Cromwell called his new government | Protectorate |
What the Glorious Revolution permanently established | principle of government by consent |
What great ruler of the Maurya Empire controlled over two thirds of the Indian subcontinent? | Asoka |
What is the world's oldest living civilzation? | China |
What is the world's longest fortification? | Great Wall of China |
Had the largest empire in history !! | Genghis Khan |
what T'sai Lun invented | paper |
Founder of Japanese civilization | Prince Shotoku |
first European to travel the length of Asia | Marco Polo |
This country became an important international crossroads for trade | Indonesia |
man who discovered Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Bahamas while searching for the Indies | Christopher Columbus |
`1st Englishman to sail around the world | Sir Francis Drake |