Renaissance
Reformation
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European Geography
Random Fun
100
Using lines to create the illusion of depth.
What is perspective
100
Sir Thomas More wrote a book describing an ideal world without war, poverty, and ignorance. His book was called..?
Utopia
100
Who famously said, "I think, therefore I am?"
Rene Descartes
100
What European country is bordered by Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, and Austria?
Bulgaria
100
This empire, centered around the city of Constantinople, controlled the lands of the eastern Mediterranean for 1,000 years after the fall of Rome.
The Byzantine Empire
200
The study of rhetoric, history, philosophy, art and poetry.
What is humanities?
200
Major rituals of the Roman Catholic Church such as matrimony, baptism, and penance were called the seven..?
Sacraments
200
In 1543, he published his book "On the Revolutions of Celestial Bodies."
Who is Copernicus?
200
What country is geographically separated from continental Europe by the Pyrenees mountains?
Spain
200
Which powerful English family emerged as the rulers of England after winning The War of the Roses in 1485?
The Tudors
300
Name three Renaissance artists.
Michelangelo, DaVinci, Donatello, Boticelli, Raphael
300
Around 1450 the printing press was created in Germany. Who invented the printing press?
Johannes Gutenberg
300
In 1591, he demonstrated the properties of gravity.
Who is Galileo?
300
What river begins in the Black Forest region of Germany, flows across central Europe and the countries of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, and Yugoslavia, and empties into the Black Sea?
Danube
300
According to reports between 1348-1350 there were massive deaths in Europe due to this disease.
The Bubonic plague
400
Who painted The Last Supper?
Leonardo daVinci
400
A Dutch writer who lived in England wrote In Praise of Folly to speak out about the problems of the priesthood. Who was this humanist author?
Erasmus
400
In 1680, he published his book "On the Motion of Animals"
Who is Borelli?
400
What is Europe's longest river?
The Volga
400
During Medieval times, estates, including the peasants that lived on them, were granted by lords to their vassals in return for services. What were these estates called?
fiefs
500
This author wrote "The Prince" as a book of practical advice for political rulers.
Machiavelli
500
After the death of the pope, these high ranking church officials would meet in Rome and elect a new pope. Who were they?
Cardinals
500
Through dissection, which scientist was the first to demonstrate that the circulation of blood through the human body is continuous?
William Harvey
500
What is the tallest mountain in Europe?
Mount Elbrus
500
Joan of Arc inspired the French to win what War?
The Hundred Years' War
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