Flashcards in World History - Final - People Deck (27):
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Who was the greatest scientist of all time?
Isaac Newton
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Who was the greatest scholar of the Northern Renaissance?
Desiderius Erasmus
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Who was the "Father of Modern Missions"?
William Carey
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Who was the "Morning Star of the Reformation"?
John Wycliffe
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Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco de Balboa
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Who was Byzantium's greatest ruler?
Justinian
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Who was a great Christian martyred for his faith?
Tertullian
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Who was a great statesman for Greece?
Pericles
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Who was the world's first empire builder?
Nimrod
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Who founded the religion of Islam?
Mohammed
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Who was a great artist in the Italian Renaissance?
Michelangelo
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Who founded the Methodist church?
John Wesley
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Who wrote "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God"/
Martin Luther
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Who was an English hymn writer?
Charles Wesley
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Who began America's Great Awakening?
Jonathan Edwards
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Who painted the "Mona Lisa"?
Leonardo da Vinci
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Who invented the first practical steam engine?
James Watt
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Who wrote the Fifth Symphony?
Ludwig von Beethoven
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Who conquered the Aztec Indians of Mexico?
Hernando Cortes
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Who was known as the "Father of Dutch Liberties"?
William the Silent
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Who wrote The Magic Flute?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Who was the "Father of the Hydrogen Bomb"?
Edward Teller
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Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
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Who was a liberal educator that promoted "progressive education"?
John Dewey
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Who was the great leader of the Scottish Reformation?
John Knox
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In past history, who was credited with uniting Germany?
Otto von Bismarck
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