Medieval Europe
This disease was responsible for killing 1/3 of all the people in Europe
The Bubonic Plague
What is the Holy Book in Islam?
The Qur'an
________ is famous for creating "David," a towering sculpture that portrays a youth on the verge of battle.
Michelangelo
Columbus believed he sailed to Asia, but he actually was the first European explorer to
reach the Americas.
What year was Mr. DiStasi born in?
1996
What was the most powerful organization in Medieval Europe?
The Catholic Church
How many times a day are Muslims called to prayer?
5 times a day
What rich family ruled Florence for almost 300 years?
the Medici family
Thomas Hobbes believed that Governments were created to _______ people from their own _______
Protect & Selfishness
What year did Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School open?
1968
The Crusades between European Christians and Middle Eastern Muslims carried on for centuries; How many Crusades were there?
14
The word Muslim means
those who surrender to God.
What building was the center of Florence's religious life during the Renaissance?
the Santa Maria del Fiore/ Il Duomo
Montesquieu believed governments should have three branches. What were those three branches?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
From 1659 to 1681, celebrating Christmas was illegal in the ___________Colony (USA). The penalty for celebrating was a fine of five shillings.
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Vassals received _________ in return for their loyalty to the King.
LAnd
Muslims learned a new way to write numbers from
Indian scholars.
Renaissance is a French word that means "rebirth." The Renaissance was a rebirth of interest in the art and learning of ancient Greece and
Rome.
While there were many men that contributed to the Enlightenment Era, women played a significant role as well. Name one female Enlightenment thinker
Mary Wollstonecraft, Abigail Adams, Madam Geoffrin
How many different ways can you correctly spell "Hanukkah" in English?
16-17 (Sources vary)
This document weakened the King's Power and Strengthened the power of the Noble Class
Magna Carta
The main purpose of the Crusades was to
Take Control of Jerusalem
Why were more people able to read books during the Renaissance than in previous times?
Most writers did not write in Latin.
According to mercantilism, what was the best way to increase a nation's power?
increase the nation's wealth
In what year did President Ulysses S Grant name Christmas a National Holiday?
1870