Chapter 3.2
Who was the first known Christian missionary to China, arriving in AD 635?
Alopen
Who wrote the Ninety-Five Theses?
Martin Luther
Who is known as the "Father of Humanism"?
Petrarch
What land did Erik the Red name to trick people into coming to settle there with him?
Greenland
What nickname was Prince Henry of Portugal given because he started a navigation school?
Prince Henry the Navigator
Which general seized power and became Emperor of the Sui Dynasty?
Emperor Wen
What language did Martin Luther translate the Bible into?
German
Who produced the very first Bible in the English language?
John Wycliffe
Which Italian explorer wrote a famous book about his travels to China and the Far East?
Marco Polo
What invention allowed maps to be printed quickly and cheaply for sailors?
The printing press
The Tang period in Chinese history is frequently referred to as a
Golden Age
What country did the Renaissance begin in?
Italy
What were people called who questioned the doctrines and practices of the Catholic Church?
Protestants
What type of fast, advanced new ship had three or four masts and combined square and triangular sails?
The caravel
Describe a Protestant....
Protester. Protesting the Chatholic Church
Emperor Wen built what major waterway to connect southern farmland with northern China?
The Grand Canal
What new invention allowed Reformation Bibles and writings to spread rapidly?
The Printing Press
Who was the early reformer that was burned at the stake for his beliefs?
John Huss
What tool used a spinning magnetic needle to help sailors find direction?
The compass
What major city fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453?
Constantinople
What were Tang government officials required to pass to prove their qualifications?
Civil-service examinations
What term describes a paper that was supposed to grant pardon from the punishment of sin?
Indulgence
Who wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion?
John Calvin
What new heavy weapon was added to ships during the Age of Exploration for defense and fighting?
The cannon
What type of fast, advanced new ship had three or four masts and combined square and triangular sails?
The caravel