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Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

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Michelangelo

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Who was the great statesman of ancient Athens?

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Pericles

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Who was the “Morning Star of the Reformation”?

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John Wycliffe

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Who was the founder of Islam?

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Mohammed

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Who led war elephants against Rome?

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Hannibal

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Who was the great empire builder in Africa?

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Mansa Musa

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An Egyptian pharaoh

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Tutankhamen

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Who was the early church father and Christian martyr?

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Tertullian

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Who was the Danish king of England?

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Canute

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Who created an ancient law code in Babylon?

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Hammurabi

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_______ became an Egyptian center of life.

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Cairo

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Who is remembered as the “Father of Modern Science”?

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Isaac Newton

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Who was called “Bloody Mary” for her vicious persecutions of English Protestants?

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Mary Tudor

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Who was the builder of the world’s first empire?

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Nimrod

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Babar established the ______ Empire in India.

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Mogul

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The Council of Nicaea ________ the teachings of Arianism.

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rejected

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17
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Shinto is the oldest surviving religion of ______.

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Japan

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Empress Theodora was very influential in ________ famous law code.

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Justinian’s

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19
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Who is best remembered for his work “Praying Hands”?

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Albrecht Durer

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20
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Who won the Punic Wars?

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Rome

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Mount _______ is the highest mountain in Africa.

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Kilimanjaro

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22
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Who discovered Brazil while exploring for the Portuguese?

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Pedro Cabral

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Hernando Cortes is known for conquering the ______ Indians of Mexico.

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Aztec

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Who was the first Roman emperor to persecute Christians?

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Nero

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The Greek gods supposedly lived on Mt. _______ in northern Greece.
Olympus
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Who wrote "Don Quixote"?
Miguel de Cervantes
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Who proposed the heliocentric view of the universe?
Nicolaus Copernicus
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Who was the "Father of Dutch Liberties"?
William of Orange
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Who discovered three laws of planetary motion?
Johannes Kepler
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Who was the child genius who wrote "The Magic Flute"?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Who was the great musician who wrote "Moonlight Sonata"?
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Who was a Lutheran warrior-king?
Gustavus Adolphus
33
Who wrote all music "to the glory of God"?
Johann Sebastian Bach
34
Who was the great Dutch painter?
Rembrandt van Rijn
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Who was the French Protestant leader?
Gaspard de Coligny
36
What is the piece of land in feudalism called?
fief
37
What was the most infamous day of the French religious wars?
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
38
Who invented the movable-type printing press c. 1440?
Johann Gutenberg
39
Who wrote the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey"?
Homer
40
Who founded the Society of Jesus?
Ignatius Loyola
41
What was Sumerian writing called?
cuneiform
42
Who is perhaps the greatest English author of all time?
William Shakespeare
43
What is China's longest-ruling dynasty?
Chou
44
In what year was the Spanish Armada defeated by England?
1588
45
Who wrote "The Book of Martyrs"?
John Foxe
46
Who was one of Egypt's female pharaohs?
Hatshepsut
47
Who was Richelieu?
powerful cardinal
48
What English monarch began the English Reformation?
Henry VIII
49
Whom did Martin Luther debate at the University of Leipzig?
Johann Eck
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Who was the first medieval pope?
Gregory
51
What was the first Protestant confession of faith?
Augsburg
52
Which empire was ruled by Nebuchadnezzar?
Babylonian
53
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco de Balboa
54
Who produced the first printed edition of the New Testament in the original Greek?
Desiderius Erasmus
55
In what country did John Knox lead the Protestants?
Scotland
56
What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
57
What Greek conqueror spread Hellenic culture throughout all of his conquered lands?
Alexander
58
Who established the great Persian empire?
Cyrus
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What Roman emperor was the first to make a profession of conversion?
Constantine
60
Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
61
The rich of Rome are called _____.
patricians
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What is a work that has stood the test of time?
classic
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Combining Greek philosophy with Roman theology is called _______.
scholasticism
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French Protestants were called ______.
Huguenots
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court of the Roman church established to try "heretics"
Inquisition
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rule by the many
democracy
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beautiful Greek temple
Parthenon
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Moors driven from Spain
Reconquista
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What is worn on armor for identification?
heraldry
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Israel's government before the kings
theocracy
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Who is the Greek "Father of History"?
Herodotus
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Who wrote the oldest surviving hymn?
Clement
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A worshiper of many gods is called a _______.
polytheist
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Julius Caesar defeated _______ in Rome's second civil war.
Pompey
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The great Frankish king ______ was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas Day, A.D. 800.
Charlemagne
76
The Bible sometimes calls _______ "the Plain of Shinar."
Mesopotamia
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Martin Luther posted the Ninety-five Theses on October 31, _____, beginning the Protestant Reformation.
1517
78
The Puritan clergyman ______ was instrumental in forming the Royal Society.
John Wilkins
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The Peace of _______ ended the Thirty Years' War.
Westphalia
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King ______ of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215.
John
81
Noah's sons included Ham, Japheth, and _____.
Shem
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What was the great ancient civilization in Africa's interior?
Cush
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Who started the largest continental empire in history?
Genghis Khan
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Thomas Cranmer, Hugh Latimer, and ________ were all Protestant leaders during the reign of Edward VI.
Nicholas Ridley
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Who wrote the best-known choral piece in the world?
George Frederick Handel
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Who was an early light of the Reformation in the land of Bohemia?
John Huss
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The Edict of ______ was made by Henry IV to grant toleration to the Huguenots.
Nantes
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What is the way of life of a group of people?
culture
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The great composer _______ is called the "Father of the English Hymn."
Isaac Watts
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What famous battle was won by William the Conqueror in 1066?
Hastings

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