Who painted the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
great statesman of ancient Athens
Pericles
Morning Star of the Reformation
John Wycliffe
founder of Islam
Mohammed
led war elephants against Rome
Hannibal
great empire builder in Africa
Mansa Musa
Egyptian pharaoh
Tutankhamen
early church father and Christian martyr
Tertullian
Danish king of England
Canute
created an ancient law code in Babylon
Hammurabi
... became an Egyptian center of life.
Cairo
... is remembered as the "Father of Modern Science.
Isaac Newton
... was called "Bloody Mary" for her vicious persecutions of English Protestants.
Mary Tudor
... was the builder of the world's first empire.
Nimrod
Babar established the ... Empire in India.
Mogul
The Council of Nicaea ... the teachings of Arianism.
rejected
Shinto is the oldest surviving religion of ... .
Japan
Empress Theodora was very influential in ... famous law code.
Justinian's
... is best remembered for his work Praying Hands.
Albrecht Durer
... won the Punic Wars.
Rome
Mount ... is the highest mountain in Africa.
Kilimanjaro
... discovered Brazil while exploring for the Portuguese.
Pedro Cabral
Hernando Cortes is known for conquering the ... Indians of Mexico.
Aztec
... was the first Roman emperor to persecute Christians.
Nero
The Greek gods supposedly lived on Mt. ... in northern Greece.
Olympus
wrote Don Quixote
Miguel de Cervantes
proposed the heliocentric view of the universe
Nicolaus Copernicus
Father of Dutch liberties
William of Orange
discovered three laws of planetary motion
Johannes Kepler
child genius who wrote The Magic Flute
Mozart
great musician who wrote Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven
Lutheran warrior-king
Gustavus Adolphus
wrote all music "to the glory of God
Bach
great Dutch painter
Rembrandt van Rijn
French Protestant leader
Gaspard de Coligny
What is the piece of land in feudalism called?
fief
What was the most infamous day of the French religious wars?
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
Who invented the movable-type printing press c. 1440?
Johann Gutenburg
Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
Who founded the Society of Jesus?
Ignatius Loyala
What was the Sumerian writing called?
cuneiform
Who is perhaps the greatest English author of all time?
Shakespeare
What is China's longest-ruling dynasty?
Chou
In what year was the Spanish Armada defeated by England?
1588
Who wrote The Book of Martyrs?
John Foxe
Who was one of Egypt's female pharaohs?
Hatshepsut
Who was Richelieu?
powerful cardinal
What English monarch began the English Reformation?
Henry VIII
Whom did Martin Luther debate at the University of Leipzig?
Johann Eck
Who was the first medieval pope?
Gregory
What was the first Protestant confession of faith?
Augsburg
Which empire was ruled by Nebuchadnezzar?
Babylonian
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco de Balboa
Who produced the first printed edition of the New Testament in the original Greek?
Desiderius Erasmus
In what country did John Knox lead the Protestants?
Scotland
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
What Greek conqueror spread Hellenic culture throughout all of his conquered lands?
Alexander
Who established the great Persian empire?
Cyrus
What Roman emperor was the first to make a profession of conversion?
Constantine
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
the rich of Rome
patricians
a work that has stood the test of time
classic
combining Greek philosophy with Roman theology
scholasticism
French Protestants
Huguenots
court of the Roman church established to try "heretics
Inquisition
rule by the many
democracy
beautiful Greek temple
Parthenon
Moors driven from Spain
Reconquista
worn on armor identification
heraldry
Israel's government before the kings
theocracy
The Greek "Father of History.
Herodotus
Wrote the oldest surviving hymn.
Simon of Cyrene
A worshiper of many gods
Polytheist
F
T or F: Julius Caesar defeated Sulla in Rome's first civil war.
F
T or F: The Bible sometimes calls Egypt "the Plain of Shinar.
The great Frankish king ... was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas Day, A.D. 800.
Charlemagne
Martin Luther posted the Ninety-five Theses on October 31, ..., beginning the Protestant Reformation.
1517
The Puritan clergyman ... was instrumental in forming the Royal Society.
John Wilkins
The Peace of ... ended the Thirty Years' War.
Westphalia
King ... of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215.
John
Noah's sons included all of the following except ... .
Seth
What was the great ancient civilization in Africa's interior?
Cush
Who started the largest continental empire in history?
Genghis Khan
Which of the following was NOT a Protestant leader during the reign of Edward VI?
John Hawkins
Who wrote the best-known choral piece in the world?
George Frederick Handel
Who was an early light of the Reformation in the land of Bohemia?
John Huss
The Edict of ... was made by Henry IV to grant toleration to the Huguenots.
Nantes
What is the way of life of a group of people?
culture
The great composer ... is called the "Father of the English Hymn.
Isaac Watts
What famous battle was won by William the Conqueror in 1066?
Hastings