Kings and Turmoil in England
What invention played a crucial role in spreading Protestant ideas throughout Europe during the Reformation?
The Printing Press
What did John Winthrop mean when by the phrase "a city on a hill"?
That the Christian colonies in America would be beacons of purity and goodness to the rest of the world.
Who is Young Goodman Brown's wife?
Faith
What do BCE and CE stand for?
Before the Common Era
Common Era
Which historical event happened first?
1. Columbus discovers America
2. Cortez defeats the Aztecs
3. King Henry VIII breaks away from the Catholic Church
4. Martin Luther nails his 95 theses to the door of a church in Wittenburg
1. Columbus discovers America, 1492
What is the political doctrine, championed by James I of England, that monarchs derive their authority directly from God?
The Divine Right of Kings
Who was banished from Puritan Massachusetts for advocating religious liberty and went on to found the colony of Providence?
Roger Williams
Arthur Miller wrote about the Salem "witch hunt" because of this so-called "witch hunt" of the 1950s.
McCarthyism / The Red Scare
Why does Sir Gawain keep the lady's girdle, instead of giving it to her husband?
He thinks it will save his life in his battle with the Green Knight.
Which of these historical events happened most recently?
1. King James of England says he has a right to rule that came directly from God.
2. The Salem Witch Trials
3. King Philip's War
4. The Anabaptists take over Munster
5. Roger Williams moves to what becomes Rhode Island
The Salem With Trials - 1692
What is a theocracy?
A form of government in which a state is ruled by religious authority or by those claiming to represent God.
Name one of the two concepts that were central to the colony Roger Williams founded.
1. Separation of Church and State
2. Freedom of Conscience
When did the Salem Witch Trials take place?
1692.
If you were accused of being a witch in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692, what two things could you do to save your life?
1. Confess to being a witch
2. Accuse others of being witches
Which of these historical events happened most recently?
Which historical event happened first?
1. Columbus discovers America
2. Cortez defeats the Aztecs
3. King Charles is decapitated in England
4. Martin Luther nails his 95 theses to the door of a church in Wittenburg
5. The Anabaptists take over Munster
King Charles is decapitated in England
Who led the Parliamentarian army, defeated King Charles I, and later ruled England as Lord Protector?
Oliver Cromwell
What war did the New England colonists fight against the "Indians" between 1675–1678?
King Philip's War
Why is Young Goodman Brown wary of everyone else in town, after his experience in the woods?
He thinks they all worship the devil.
What was kept on a pole for 20 years, displayed on a stake in Plymouth, Massachusetts?
King Philip's head.
In what decade did McCarthyism happen (the movement that inspired Arthur Miller to write The Crucible)?
The 1950s
What happened to King Charles I at the end of the English Civil War?
He was beheaded.
What did the New England colonists call Metacom, leader of the Wampanoags?
King Philip,
What is the main difference between the Puritans and the Pilgrims?
Pilgrims were Separatists who wanted to break away completely from the Church of England, while Puritans wanted to reform the Church from within.
How did Christopher Columbus treat the natives of Hispaniola after he "discovered" them?
He made them slaves and cut off their hands if they didn't collect enough silver.
Mr. O'Brien will play a Christmas tune on his nose whistle. In what century was this song written?
16th Centurey (around the 1570s in England).