Mystery of History 3 semester 1

Question 1

Henry the VIII and His Many Wives

Answer 1

1529

Question 2

Leonardo da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa

Answer 2

1503

Question 3

Christopher Columbus Sails to an “Other World”

Answer 3

1492

Question 4

Elizabeth I

Answer 4

1558-1603

Question 5

Martin Luther Posts His 95 Theses

Answer 5

1517

Question 6

What was the Royal Emblem of the House of York in England?

Answer 6

A white Rose

Question 7

What was Cosimo de’ Medici called?

Answer 7

Pater Patriae which means “Father of his Country”

Question 8

Who was hired by Ferdinand and Isabella to start the courts of inquisition?

Answer 8

Thomas de Torquemada

Question 9

What did Ivan the Great inherit when he married Sophia?

Answer 9

the power of the Byzantine Empire

Question 10

What did King John II of Portugal rename the southern tip of Africa?

Answer 10

the Cape of Good Hope, so it would sound more appealing to explorers

Question 11

Whom did Lorenzo de Medici make peace with to avoid war?

Answer 11

King Ferrante of Naples

Question 12

Whom did Ferdinand and Isabella sponsor to make a sea voyage?

Answer 12

Cristobal Colon

Question 13

On his 3rd voyage Colon realized he had discovered an “other world” but what happened to him?

Answer 13

He was returned to Spain in chains.

Question 14

Sundiata was crippled as a child but grew up to be what?

Answer 14

A strong African leader nicknamed “Lion of Mali”

Question 15

Who tried to make Florence a Christian utopia , but was later Executed for his strong convictions?

Answer 15

Savonarola

Question 16

Who maintained Persia and a strong Shiite nation?

Answer 16

Ismail and his descendant, Abbas the Great

Question 17

who was famous for using ‘abundance and variety’ in his art work?

Answer 17

Leonardo da Vinci

Question 18

what artist honored Pope Julius II on his deathbed by sculpting a masterpiece of Moses?

Answer 18

Michelangelo

Question 19

Who are considered to be the artists of the Northern Renaissance?

Answer 19

Jan van Eyck, Jerome Bosch, Albrecht Durer, and Pieter Bruegel

Question 20

What was Erasmus famous for?

Answer 20

translating the Vulgate, and writing In Praise of Folly

Question 21

What author elevated the controversial and sometimes ruthless politics of Cesare Borgia in ‘The Prince’?

Answer 21

Niccolo Machiavelli

Question 22

Whom did Raphael portray to look like Leonardo da Vinci in the famous painting, School of Athens?

Answer 22

Plato

Question 23

Martin Luther reacted when Pope Leo X hired whom to raise money for the Vatican?

Answer 23

Johann Tezel

Question 24

Who conquered the Aztecs

Answer 24

Hernan Cortez

Question 25

Who died in battle in Switzerland?

Answer 25

Ulrich Zwingli

Question 26

Who died in a civil battle in the Philippines?

Answer 26

Ferdinand Magellan

Question 27

What name did Martin Luther use while hiding at the castle at Wartburg?

Answer 27

Junker George

Question 28

Who invaded Belgrade, Baghdad, Tunis, Rhodes, and Hungary

Answer 28

Suleiman

Question 29

Who lead the Swiss Brethren?

Answer 29

Menno Simons

Question 30

Who build the Taj Mahal?

Answer 30

a descent of Babur and Akbar of the Mughal dynasty

Question 31

Thomas Cranmer gave an annulment to which king?

Answer 31

Henry and VIII and Catherine of Aragon

Question 32

Who was very good friends with Sir Thomas More, and what did they both enjoy?

Answer 32

Erasmus, they enjoyed literature

Question 33

Titian's fame as a portrait painter probably helped him get the job as court painter for what king?

Answer 33

Charles V

Question 34

What two women are well remembered for their strong faith during the reformation and renaissance?

Answer 34

Teresa of Avila and Anne Askew

Question 35

Who invited John Calvin to lead reform in Geneva Switzerland?

Answer 35

William Farrel

Question 36

Where was Jacques Cartier from?

Answer 36

Montreal

Question 37

Where was Bartolome de Las Casas?

Answer 37

Guatemala

Question 38

Where was Ivan the Terrible from?

Answer 38

Moscow

Question 39

Where was Nicolaus Copernicus from?

Answer 39

Poland

Question 40

Where was Frances Xavier from?

Answer 40

Japan

Question 41

Where was William Tyndale from?

Answer 41

England

Question 42

Who saw to the execution of Lady Jane Grey?

Answer 42

Mary Tudor

Question 43

Who had Mary Queen of Scotts executed?

Answer 43

Elizabeth I

Question 44

Who was made a slave in the galley of a French ship?

Answer 44

John Knocks

Question 45

Who married the dauphin of France to become the Daughter-in-law of Catherine de' Medici?

Answer 45

Mary, Queen of Scotts

Question 46

What 12 year old was forced to marry the duke of Cleves but ran away?

Answer 46

Jeanne d'Albret

Question 47

Who said that Paris was well worth a Mass?

Answer 47

Henry of Navarre

Question 48

Who or what helped usher in the Italian Renaissance?

Answer 48

Use the book or your pages to figure out some ideas for this.