Modified True/False
Christopher Columbus's voyages were sponsored by the king and queen of Italy.
Discovered the Pacific Ocean
Vasco de Gama
Who had the entire Bible translated into English for the first time?
John Wycliffe
Where did God confuse the languages?
Babel
The Great Wall of China
The Sumerians were the first civilization to use writing after the Flood.
True
Discovered the St. Lawrence River
Jacques Cartier
Who was the first Roman emperor to persecute Christians?
Nero
What country developed the caste system?
India
What intellectual movement lifted the darkness of the Middle Ages?
The Middle Ages, from 500-1500 AD, began when the Roman empire collapsed.
True
Founded the first permanent French colony in the New World
Samuel de Champlain
Hinduism
First European to travel the length of Asia?
Who is credited with creating the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
The Persian king Cyrus built the Royal Road.
Darius
First European to reach the Far East by sea
What resulted from the persecutions of Christians in Rome?
Christianity grew
Who became the first Englishman to sail around the world?
Francis Drake
What Austrian family ruled as Holy Roman Emperors for almost 300 years?
The Apostolic succession stated that Christ made Peter the head of the Catholic church.
Petrine Theory
Conquered the Inca Indians of Peru
Francisco Pizarro
Who declared Marin Luther a heretic at Worms?
Charles V
In what country was the first movable type invented?
China
What Maurya ruler controlled over two thirds of the Indian subcontinent?
Asoka