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Middle School History of Europe during the Age of Discovery
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Mary I, the ruler of England in 1553-1558 CE was known for all of the following EXCEPT
trying to restore Catholicism
burning religious dissidents
annexing Ireland
wedding Philip II of Spain
2
The 1688 CE overthrow of James II and the ascension of William III is also called the
Glorious Revolution
Bourbon Restoration
English Revolution
French Revolution
3
William Shakespeare (1564-1616 CE) wrote all of the following plays EXCEPT
Troilus and Cressida
The Merchant of Verona
Antony and Cleopatra
Cymbeline
4
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506 CE) is known for all of the following EXCEPT
finding routes to the Americas
ruling Hispaniola with an iron fist
starting the transatlantic slave trade
making 5 voyages to the Americas
5
Sir Isaac Newton (1642-1726 CE), one of the most influential scientists, is known for
independently inventing Calculus
developing a theory of gravity
all of the above
writing the Principia Mathematica
6
This Genevan philosopher (1712-1778 CE) wrote
the Social Contract
and
Discourse on Inequality
.
Voltaire
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Montesquieu
Maria Theresa
7
The Spanish Inquisition (1478-1834 CE) was initially designed to drive out
witchcraft
heresy
infidelity
freemasonry
8
The 1648 CE collection of treaties, known as the Peace of Westphalia, did all this EXCEPT
established religious freedom
established national sovereignty
recognized Swiss independence
ended the Thirty Years War
9
This Portuguese explorer was the 1st European to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 CE.
Vasco da Gama
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Bartolomeu Dias
Henry the Navigator
10
He was best known for
Leviathan
(1651 CE) which established the idea of the social contract.
Thomas Hobbes
Voltaire
John Locke
Francis Bacon
11
The first ruler of England from the House of Stuart (1603-1714 CE) was
James I
Mary I
Elizabeth I
Charles I
12
Louis XIV, aka "The Sun King" (1643-1715 CE), is known for all of the following EXCEPT
forming a "Grand Alliance" with England
expelling / forcibly converting the Huguenots
centralizing power
being opposed by the League of Augsburg
13
Pope Gregory XIII's 1582 CE reforms to the Julian calendar included
making the average year 365.2425 days long
jumping the calendar forward 20 days
pioneering the leap year
all of the above
14
This French philosopher (1689-1755 CE) developed the theory of "separation of powers".
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Maria Theresa
Voltaire
Montesquieu
15
This Portuguese explorer was the 1st European to reach India by sea (1497-1499 CE).
Vasco da Gama
Henry the Navigator
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Bartolomeu Dias
16
In this 1740-1748 CE war, Maria Theresa kept her throne but lost Silesia.
War of the Roses
Thirty Years War
War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
17
This originally German dynasty ruled England in 1714-1901 CE beginning with George I.
House of Habsburg
House of Hanover
House of Stuart
House of Plantagenet
18
He (1606-1669 CE) was the most important man in Dutch art history.
Albrecht Dürer
Johann Sebastian Bach
G. F. Handel
Rembrandt
19
King Ferdinand II and Queen Isabella I (1469-1504 CE) did all of the following EXCEPT
conquer the Aztecs
unify Spain
start the Spanish Inquisition
finance Christopher Columbus's voyage
20
This philosopher (1694-1778 CE) advocated freedom of thought and wrote the polemic
Candide
.
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Jean-Jacques Rosseau
Maria Theresa
21
This Baroque composer is best known for the
Brandenburg Concertos
and
Mass in B minor.
G. F. Handel
Mozart
Beethoven
Johann Sebastian Bach
22
This Portuguese prince financed expeditions to Africa and started the Age of Discovery.
Henry the Navigator
Vasco da Gama
Bartolomeu Dias
Pedro Álvares Cabral
23
Johannes Kepler (1571-1630 CE), a German mathematician and astronomer, is known for
building the first 30x telescope
all of the above
observing "canals" on Mars
discovering laws of planetary motion
24
This explorer discovered Brazil in 1500 CE and claimed it for Portugal.
Henry the Navigator
Bartolomeu Dias
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Vasco da Gama
25
Galileo Galilei (1564-1642 CE) is famous for all of the following EXCEPT
being convicted of heresy by the Catholic Church
disproving Aristotle's immutability of the heavens
inventing the telescope
discovering Jupiter's moons
26
The English Civil Wars 1642-1651 CE primarily involved conflict between
House Lancaster and House York
Charles I and Parliament
James I and Parliament
James I and Oliver Cromwell
27
The Thirty Years War 1618-1648 CE was initially caused by conflict between
Protestants and Catholics in the Holy Roman Empire
Huguenots and Catholics in France
England and France
Spanish and Inca
28
This English Baroque composer is most famous for his 1742 CE oratorio
Messiah
.
Francis Bacon
Johann Sebastian Bach
G. F. Handel
Mozart
29
He conspired with Robert Catesby to blow up the House of Lords on November 5, 1605 CE.
Alfred Hobbes
Guy Fawkes
John Locke
G. F. Handel
30
The 1494 CE Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain & Portugal
ended the Reconquista
restored the Portuguese monarchy
ended the War of the Spanish Succession
split the New World between them
31
The 1707 CE Act of Union united what?
Scotland & Isle of Man
England & Wales
All of the Above
England & Scotland
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Known as "the Father of Liberalism", his (1632-1704 CE) work influenced political philosophy.
Francis Bacon
John Locke
Voltaire
Thomas Hobbes
33
He was the first Spanish Grand Inquisitor (1483-1498 CE) and obtained confessions via torture.
Bortolomeu Dias
Pedro Álvares Cabral
Tomás de Torquemada
Amerigo Vespucci
34
Appointed French chief minister (1624-1642), Cardinal Richelieu is known for all this EXCEPT
opposing Habsburg hegemony
proclaiming the Edict of Fontainebleau
defeating the Huguenot rebellion
centralized power in France
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Amerigo Vespucci (1454-1512), an Italian explorer, is famous for doing this in 1502 CE.
Discovering Mexico
All of the above
Proving Brazil was part of a new continent (not Asia)
Founding St. Augustine
36
Elizabeth I, the Queen of England in 1558-1603 CE, was known for all of the following EXCEPT
funding the Roanoke colony
never marrying
sinking the Spanish Armada
continuing the Protestant Reformation
37
This war (1701-1714 CE) happened when the heirless Charles II willed his kingdom to Philip V.
War of the Spanish Succession
Thirty Years War
War of the Roses
War of the Austrian Succession
38
This joint-stock company (1600-1858 CE) founded Calcutta in 1690 CE as a trading post.
Swedish West India Company
British East India Company
Dutch East India Company
Dutch West India Company
39
Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658) is known for doing all of the following EXCEPT
waging a brutal invasion of Ireland
being Lord Protector of England
executing Charles I
restoring the monarchy
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This company (1602-1799) traded in the Spice Islands and resettled Huguenots in South Africa.
Swedish West India Company
Dutch East India Company
Dutch West India Company
British East India Company
