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Rulers
New Lands
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100
Who is the artist that painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
Michelangelo
100
Who sailed the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa Maria to America?
Christopher Columbus
100
Who was the last ruler of the Byzantine Empire and the head of the Eastern Orthodox Church?
Princess Sophia
100
What was the "Cape of Storms" renamed?
The Cape of Good Hope
100
What color rose represented the House of Lancaster?
A red rose
200
Who is the artist who was a friend of Cosimo de Medici and had a money basket in his apartment?
Donatello
200
America was named after what explorer?
Amerigo Vespucci
200
What was the job of the Medici family?
Bankers
200
On his way to the Philippines,which ocean did Magellan name peaceful?
The Pacific Ocean
200
What is the nickname for a royal English bodyguard?
A Beefeater
300
Who was the artist that would sketch frogs and snakes as a young boy?
Leonardo da Vinci
300
Which Medici enjoyed hosting great parades for the city of Florence?
Lorenzo
300
Where did Cristobal Colon land?
Cuba
300
What is a jingle?
A short, catchy tune.
400
Who was the apprentice to Andrea del Verrocchio?
Leonardo da VInci
400
Which explorer was in the business of raising pigs?
Francisco Pizarro
400
Who established Persia as a Shiite nation?
Ismail
400
On his second voyage, where did Christobal Colon land?
Hispaniola (modern-day countries of Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
400
What is a literary work full of sarcasm?
A satire
500
Who was the architect of the Dome of Florence?
Brunelleschi
500
What did Hernan Cortez learn to make from the cacao bean?
chocolate
500
Who united the Houses of York and Lancaster?
Henry Tudor
500
Where was Christobal Colon marooned while on his fourth and final voyage?
Jamaica
500
What is the nickname of evil, tricky, or deceitful politics?
Machiavellianism
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