What was the function of a guild in medieval times

To regulate the quality of trade

What was the Solemn League and Covenant, 1912

An agreement among Unionists to fight Home Rule

During the Age of Exploration, give one reason why rulers were prepared to sponsor voyages-

To find a cheaper, safer route to India

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1
Agricultural Revolution - Match the inventor to his invention: Cyrus McCormick
The flying shuttle
The Spinning Jenny
The Mechanical Reaper
The Power Loom
2
What was the function of a guild in medieval times
To advise the mayor on policy
to draft the town charter.
To prevent fires in city areas
To regulate the quality of trade
3
Which of the following is the odd one out?
Titus Andronicus
Hamlet
Faust
The Twelfth Night
4
Which of the following is the odd one out?
The Water Loom
Spinning Jenny
Macadam Road
Selective Breeding
5
During World War II, what was Operation Overlord?
The German invasion of Russia
The Allied invasion of France
The German invasion of Britain
The Italian invasion of Japan
6
Which of the following artists were part of the Northern Renaissance?
Rembrandt
Donatello
Da Vinci
Verrochio
7
For what purposethe log and line used during the Age of Exploration
to determine rate of speed
To measure the distance from the North Star
To determine the distance of the horizon
To determine true north
8
What was the Solemn League and Covenant, 1912
An agreement among Unionists to fight Home Rule
An agreement among Nationalists to fight for a Free Ireland
An agreement in the House o f Lords to deny Home Rule
An agreement among students to score 100% in the next test
9
Renaissance - Match the artist to his work: Michelangelo
The Last Supper
The Last Judgement
Mona Lisa
The Nightwatch
10
Name the leader of the USSR during World War II
Rachmaninov
Lenin
Trotsky
Stalin
11
During the Age of Exploration, give one reason why rulers were prepared to sponsor voyages-
To avenge their father
To prove that the world was round
To find a cheaper, safer route to India
To see if the grass really IS greener
12
Select the order of monk founded in Ireland in the Middle Ages
The FineGaelians
The Franciscans
The Thesolonians
The Jesuits
13
What is the purpose of this medieval device - Portcullis
The protective ditch beside a castle
The largest wall of a castle
The grid gate of a castle
The largest tower in a castle
14
The smoky/shadowy effect in a painting is known as...
Fresco
Perspective
Sfumato
15
Connect the religious reformer Martin Luther to his belief
Transubstantiation
Consubstantiation
Predestination

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