THESE two brothers are the mythological founders of Rome
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What is Romulus and Remus
100
Western Europe divided into a number of separate barbarian kingdoms as a result of the fall of THIS Empire.
What is Roman Empire
100
THIS man was against indulgences, wrote the 95 Theses, and said "Unless I am convinced by proofs from Scriptures...I can and will not retract...Here I stand, I can do no other."
What is Martin Luther
100
THIS European country had the largest American empire during the period 1450 to 1750.
What is Spain
100
THIS MAN is considered by Muslims to be the final prophet of Allah.
What is Muhammad
200
Advanced cities, specialized workers, complex institutions, record keeping, and advanced technology are all characteristics of THIS.
What is civilization
200
In 1215, angry barons forced King John of England to sign THIS document which guaranteed them rights.
What is Magna Carta
200
He was a Protestant Reformer who wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion and believed in predestination which inspired his establishment of a theocracy in Geneva.
What is John Calvin
200
HE was a Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.
What is Hernando Cortes
200
THIS man was the illiterate Mongol ruler, born Timujin, who united the tribes, promoted trade along the Silk Road and encouraged religious freedom and cultural achievement by building a massive empire that stretched across Asia.
What is Genghis Khan
300
THIS structure was made of arches and concrete and was engineered by the Romans to move water hundreds of miles across the empire.
What is an aqueduct
300
THESE were a Germanic people who set sail from Scandinavia in longships and raided and pillaged Europe, but eventually settled down and converted to Christianity.
What is the Vikings
300
DAILY DOUBLE!
Who is the Renaissance English playwright who is responsible for plays such as The Merchant of Venice, Hamlet, Macbeth, and Rome & Juliet?
Who is the Renaissance scientist that developed the heliocentric theory which stated that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the universe?
What is Shakespeare/Copernicus
300
THIS was the exchange of food and disease across the Atlantic between the Americas and Europe after Columbus discovered the Americas.
What is the Columbian Exchange
300
HE was the grandson of Timujin who ruled over China.
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What is Kublai Khan
400
THIS was a blend of Greek, Egyptian, Persian, and Indian cultures as a result of Alexander the Great's conquests.
What is hellenism
400
A common faith in THIS powerful religious institution unified Europeans during the Middle Ages.
What is the Roman Catholic Church
400
HE was responsible for the spread or distribution of the works of Protestant writers because of his invention of the printing press.
What is Johann Gutenberg
400
Kings gaining wealth and power, growth of the merchant class, higher standard of living, the end of serfdom, and urbanization are effects of THIS.
What is the Commercial Revolution
400
THIS Muslim general led the Saracens to attack and capture Jerusalem in between the Second and Third Crusades.
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Who is Saladin
500
Name FIVE Roman gods or goddesses
What is Mars, Venus, Mercury, Pluto, Juno, Jupiter, Saturn, etc.
500
DAILY DOUBLE!
Who led the expedition that discovered North America in 1000 AD by longboat?
Who was Charlemagne's grandfather who defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours in the 8th century after unifying the Franks?
What is Lief Erikson, Charles Martel
500
Name FIVE of the Six Wives of Henry VIII
Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard, Catherin Parr
500
THIS was the first successful English colony in the New World which was founded in 1607 and later saved by John Smith.
(not on test - think back to 8th grade!)
What is Jamestown
500
BONUS!
Name TWO major Asian religions other than Christianity and Islam.
What is Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Jainism, Judaism, Sikhism, etc.