Unit 1: Renaissance & Exploration
Italian city-state famous for being the center of the Renaissance.
Florence
The 95 Theses were published by Luther in...
1517
Nickname of Louis the XIV
The Sun King
Smallest country in Europe.
Vatican City
Which European country has the most official languages?
Switzerland (German , French, Italian, Romansh)
Who said "It is better for a ruler to be feared than to be loved"?
Machiavelli
Spanish priest who founded the Jesuits
Loyola
This English King was executed in 1649 after the defeat of his forces in the English Civil War.
Charles I
This moutain range forms a natural barrier between France and Spain.
The Pyrenees
Which country is home to the headquarters of the European Central Bank?
Germany
Botticelli
Czech pre-reformer who was burned at the stake.
Jan Hus
Series of rebellions in France against royal authority during Louis XIV's childhood
La Fronde
What is the name of the straight that separates separates the European and Asian sides of Istanbul and connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and Mediterranean Sea?
The Bosporus.
How many member countries does the European Union (EU) have?
27
Italian poet & writer who was called "Father of the Renaissance" and contributed to the development of humanism.
Petrarch
1534 English law that made the monarch the head of the Church of England.
Act of Supremacy
Colbert
What is the capital of Lithuania?
Vilnius
Which European country has the current longest-serving monarch?
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden (his reign started in 1973)
Female writer who kicked out the "Querelle des femmes" (woman's question) with her book The Book of the City of Ladies published in 1405.
Christine de Pizan
When was the Index of Forbidden Books abolished by the Catholic Church?
1966
The final partition of Poland between Prussia, Russia and Austria happened in...
1795
This river is the SECOND longest in Europe with 2,859 kilometers. It source starts in Germany and it empties in the Black Sea.
The Danube River
Which European country has the largest jewish population?
France (~438,500 – 450,000)