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