2021 World Final

Question 1

The Great Schism was an event in which Christians split into two separate groups: Roman ___________ & Eastern Orthodox.

Accepted Answer

Catholic

Question 2

When Bloody Mary took the throne, how did she change the official religion in England?

Accepted Answer

Made it Catholic, killing Protestants

Question 3

What does the term "renaissance" mean?

Accepted Answer

Rebirth

Question 4

Which Chinese Dynasty sought to revive the traditional Chinese ways of life, after the Mongols?

Accepted Answer

Ming

Question 5

What were the 95 Theses?

Accepted Answer

Luther's reasons why he disagreed with the Catholic Church

Question 6

When were the Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

In between Ancient history and the start of modern history

Question 7

Where did the renaissance originate?

Accepted Answer

Italy

Question 8

What were the Crusades?

Accepted Answer

Holy wars between Christians and Muslims during the late Middle Ages

Question 9

Renaissance man known for sculpting David & painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling

Accepted Answer

Michelangelo

Question 10

What is the holy book in Islam?

Accepted Answer

Quran

Question 11

Which rich & powerful banking family ruled Florence during the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

Medici

Question 12

How was Christianity in the Byzantine Empire different than Christianity in the Holy Roman Empire?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 13

Who "discovered" gravity, wrote the laws of motion, and invented calculus?

Accepted Answer

Newton

Question 14

Who began the English Reformation by starting the Anglican Church?

Accepted Answer

King Henry VIII

Question 15

How did art techniques improve from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 16

What caused the Black Death to be so deadly in Europe?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 17

Who was the richest man in all of history?

Accepted Answer

Mansa Musa

Question 18

What do most historians agree is the estimated percentage of Europeans who died due to the Black Death?

Accepted Answer

30-40%

Question 19

What Chinese Dynasty was actually controlled by Mongols?

Accepted Answer

Yuan

Question 20

Who theorized about heliocentrism, even though most people rejected him?

Accepted Answer

Copernicus

Question 21

Renaissance man known for the Mona Lisa, Last Supper, & Vitruvian Man

Accepted Answer

da Vinci

Question 22

Who united the nomad Mongol clans to create the Mongol Empire? His name means "Universal Ruler"

Accepted Answer

Genghis Khan

Question 23

What was the Pax Mongolica?

Accepted Answer

Mongol Peace

Question 24

How did Queen Elizabeth I restore order to England and neutralize the religious chaos?

Accepted Answer

Elizabethan Compromise

Question 25

Which of the following originated during the Islamic Golden Age?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 26

Which Russian Tsar limited the power of people, established the Oprichniki, and was considered violent and unstable?

Accepted Answer

Ivan the Terrible

Question 27

What is predestination according to John Calvin?

Accepted Answer

Belief that God decided all things before the world began

Question 28

What led to the reinvention of European trade and travel during the late Middle Ages?

Accepted Answer

All of the Above

Question 29

Which African kingdom is known for constructing the underground churches?

Accepted Answer

Ethiopia

Question 30

Who founded Islam?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad

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