Famous Folks
Vocabulary
Cause and Effect
Explorers
Miscellaneous
100

This church reformer believed that since God was all powerful, all knowing, and all present that it was already known whether you would go to heaven or hell.

John Calvin

100

This is the theory that all heavenly bodies are perfect spheres that travel around the earth.

Geocentric Theory

100

What was the effect of the Council of Trent?

Catholics didn't reform much, but they did stop the sale of indulgences. They decided to spread the faith of Catholicism to new parts of the world

100

Many say i discovered America in 1492. I sailed to the Americas 4 times and treated the natives pretty poorly.

Christopher Colombus

100

This ship was perfected at Prince Henry's school of navigation. It had both square sails for power, and triangular sails for turning.

Caravel
200

These Spanish monarchs brought the Inquisition to Spain and funded Christopher Columbus' voyage across the Atlantic.

King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella

200

To travel around the world

Circumnavigate

200

What were two reasons why King Henry VIII split from the Catholic church?

He wanted to divorce his wife

He wanted to reclaim his lands that were owned by the Catholic church. 

200

I actually wasn't much of an explorer. I brought explorers together with map makers, ship builders, and navigators to start the age of exploration.

King Henry the Navigator

200

This is a person who gives money for a voyage

Sponsor

300

I was seen as one of the first reformers. I spoke out against the privileged status of clergy and I translated the bible to English. I was thrown in prison and the pope ordered my body be dug up and desecrated after I died.

John Wycliffe

300

An instrument used to measure the angle of a star above the horizon. An essential tool in early navigation.

An Astrolabe

300

Why did the Great Schism lead to the Protestant reformation?

Having two popes confused followers of the Catholic Church and weakened papal authority.

300

My crew was the first to sail around the world, though sadly I died in the Phillipenes.

Ferdinand Magellan

300

Which treaty gave control of modern day Brazil to Portugal?

Treaty of Tordesillas

400

This mercenary was hit by a cannon ball and took months to recover. During that time he read about Jesus and started a new religious order. This order was known for being very disciplined.

Ignatius of Loyola

400

Must know both vocab words!

1. In this scientific field, one studies the structure of living things. 2. You can study this by cutting open plants or animals to examine their parts.

1. Anatomy
2. Dissection

400

What was the effect of Luther's reformation on Christian society?

The Catholic church splintered off into many different smaller churches. The Catholic church had a counter reformation. There were many religious wars for hundreds of years. 

400

I was a Spanish explorer that conquered the Aztecs in Mexico. I claimed Mexico for Spain.

Hernan Cortez

400

Jon Ponce de Leon discovered which state when he was searching for the fountain of youth. 

Florida

500

This Englishman outlined a process for the scientific method.

Francis Bacon

500

Sharing powers in an organization. This was practiced in religious covenants in Calvinist Churches

Federalism

500

How did the renaissance influence the scientific revolution?

Many intellectuals rediscovered ancient theories of knowledge and used these theories to develop new ideas about how the world works.  

500

I made it to modern day New York and got a river named after me. Unfortunately my crew thought I was hoarding food, and sent me out to sea on a life boat. I was never seen again.

Henry Hudson

500

What were French Protestants called?

Calvinists or Huguenots

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