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Name 1 of the 3 categories of Shakespeare's authorship?
Historical, comedies, or tragedies
Where was Sir Francis Drake buried?
His body was submerged into the depths of the ocean in a lead casket.
Montaigne was born in what country?
France
"Invisible Armada"
What color remains a Dutch national color in honor of Williams the Silent?
Orange
Kepler was invited by whom to serve as his assistant?
Tycho Brahe
The only real love Philip knew was for his ______ and his ______.
Church and Country
__________ is the name of two provinces in the Netherlands.
Holland
Prince Shotoku introduced what religion to Japan?
Buddhism
In Essays, Montaigne explored the depths of several topics as it related to whom?
Himself
Who were the enemies of William the Silent?
Spanish
After the "bribe" episode, Francis Bacon poured himself into that which he really loved -- the philosophy of _____.
Science
What unusual thing did Tycho craft for himself?
A metallic nose
How long did it take Sir Francis Drake to sail around the entire globe?
3 years
The English would call Sir Francis Drake a navigator, but the Spanish would call him a what?
A pirate
As a reward for putting down a revolt, Queen Elizabeth gave Raleigh 12,000 acres in ________ ?
Ireland
Under leyasu, the Japanese also returned to the ancient beliefs of ________ to promote strong nationalism.
Shinto
Who was Charles V's son?
Philip II of Spain
To win back his favor with Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh sailed to South America in search of what place?
El Dorado (legendary city of gold)
Johannes Kepler was a ___________ astronomer and mathematician.
German
A viscount was a social ranking just below an ______ but above a baron.
Earl
How many settlers left England hoping to establish this new colony?
150
History changed with the defeat of the Spanish Armada. It opened the door for England to colonize __________________ rather than Spain.
North America
Kepler realized that planets revolved in ______ orbits called ______.
In 1572, Francis Drake set out on his first major voyage to the ___________.
Caribbean or Islands of the West Indies