Kings/Queens
Called from his garden to put down a rebellion in Rome, this dictator served just long enough to fulfill the need - then returned his power to the people (setting a good example for American presidents):
Cincinnatus
Why do scientists (and historians) believe was the primary reason for the decline of the ever-returning Black Death to Europe, specifically beginning around the 1800s?
It is thought the arrival of the brown rat, which was not a prolific carrier of y. pestis, outnumbered the black rat, leading to fewer cases of the plague.
The split of the Catholic Church between Eastern Orthodox Church in the East and the Roman Catholic Church in the West was called the:
Great Schism
Known for digging up cadavers and examining them, making detailed drawings, and studying them, who was this person?
Leonardo da Vinci
This pope gave a lengthy speech in 1095 and saw the Crusaders march off to Jerusalem shortly thereafter:
Pope Urban II
Ancient Greece:
Lacking official political status, these leaders had to play to the interests of the people to stay in power as popular dictators. These individuals were known as:
Tyrants
The Greeks had an open-air space dedicated to discussion and debate for the topics of the day. What one word was the name for such a place?
Forum
The Renaissance can best be described as:
A period of reflection back onto the classical ideas of ancient Greece and Rome, including their art. literature, music, and sculpture.
Which year was the Gutenberg printing press invented?
A) 1350
B) 1450
C) 1550
D) 1650
1450
While not a religious leader, he nevertheless led others when he had his soldiers adorn their uniforms with Christian symbols before the Battle of Milvian Bridge (312 AD) and subsequently made Christianity the official religion of Rome:
Constantine
One word name meaning rule by a group of leaders, common in ancient Greece:
Oligarchy
What French leader had the big idea to invade England in 1066, forever changing the culture and people of England?
William, Duke of Normandy
Name the explorer who came after Columbus and first had an idea of the immensity of the "New World." The North American and South American continents are named after him:
Amerigo Vespucci
The Sistine Chapel was painted by him:
Michelangelo
*He also painted The Creation of Adam, the sculpture of David, and The Last Judgment, a huge fresco that took 4 years to complete.
Ordained a Catholic priest, he spoke out against the Church's selling of religious offices and things (called "simony"), as well as the selling of indulgences. When he spoke out against the pope himself, he was arrested and burned at the stake. He had a major influence on Martin Luther, who came a century later.
Jan Hus
Which monarch of England was the first to send out its own explorers into the New World:
Queen Elizabeth I
Religious ideas in Persia (present day Iran) were not so linked to Christianity or Islam. Instead, the faith that drew most adherents to it was called:
Zoroastrianism - largely the belief in the existence of a good god and a bad god.
This nation was the first to expel all Jews from its borders in 1208:
England
This Greek statesman proposed the development of a democratic society:
Cleisthenes
What did Martin Luther believe was the only thing that ensured someone would go to heaven when he died?
By faith in Christ alone by His work on the cross
She was once the queen of not only England, but also France. She was also married to King Richard and was a coregent with him as well as her son, King John. She was one of the wealthiest women of the High Middle Ages.
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Along with philosophy and architecture, the most important Greek import to arrive on Roman shores was the mastery of words and language in order to persuade people and win arguments, known as:
(Hint: One word, begins with rh_ _ _ _ _ _)
Rhetoric
What was the impact of the Council of Trent (the Catholic Church meeting)?
The meeting decided that Catholic doctrine would not be compromised.
This person inherited the conquests of his predecessors, and he personally oversaw the conquest of the northern part of the Indus River valley in northwestern India, thus marking the first time in world history when one state ruled over three of the major river systems of ancient history (i.e., the Nile, Mesopotamia, and the Indus). Name him:
Darius (of Persia)
Name the law or edict that gave French Protestants the right to worship and be protected (until it was revoked later!):
The Edict of Nantes