World Religions
What is the sacred text of Islam?
Qu'ran
What is another name for The Church of England?
Anglican Church
What is the name of the voyage that brought captured Africans to the West Indies and later to North and South America?
Middle Passage
What happened to Charles I of England because of the English Civil War?
He was beheaded after he lost the war.
What was the first major event of World War II?
Hitler’s Germany invades Poland which violated the Treaty of Versailles.
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
Siddhartha Gautama
Who changed the focus of the war from a religious conflict to a political one?
Cardinal Richelieu
What was slavery based on in the New World?
Race
What did the Glorious Revolution in England end with?
William and Mary taking the throne and putting an end to absolute power.
Who ordered the attack on Pearl Harbor?
Tojo
What are the Islamic holy cities?
Mecca and Medina
What was the name of the document that granted the Huguenots the freedom of worship in France?
Edict of Nantes
Which explorer is credited with conquering the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
What absolute monarch built the Palace of Versailles as a symbol of royal power?
Louis XIV
Where were the two atomic bombs dropped in Japan?
Nagasaki and Hiroshima
Where did Christianity originate?
Israel
What did Henry VIII found after he was excommunicated by the Catholic Church?
Church of England
What was the purpose of Christopher Columbus’ voyage in 1492?
Find a shorter trade route to Asia
Who did the Cavaliers support?
The Monarchy (King Charles I)
Who was Prime Minister of Great Britain during WWII?
Churchill
Paper, silk, porcelain, and the compass were traded on what route?
Silk Road
Who led England during the Spanish Armada in 1588?
Elizabeth I
The introduction of what crops from the Western Hemisphere changed the Europeans lifestyles?
Corn, tobacco and potatoes
What was an important invention of the Scientific Revolution by Galileo which scientists still follow today?
Scientific Method
Who was the General of the U.S forces in the Pacific?
Douglas MacArthur