Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration
What is the name of the journey that enslaved Africans were forced to go on when being sent to the Americas?
The Middle Passage
Why did King Henry VIII of England leave the Catholic Church and create the Anglican Church?
He wanted to divorce his first wife Katherine of Aragon and the Church refused to permit it.
Catherine the Great was an absolute monarch of which nation?
Which New Jersey icon signs songs such as: Born in the U.S.A., Dancing in the Dark, and Glory Days?
You should have no problem answering this if you have had Mr. Pohlman as a teacher.
"The Boss" Bruce Springsteen
What event did Mr. Rowan go to in Philadelphia in April of this year?
Wrestlemania XL
What invention - originally developed in China before migrating to Europe - greatly helped kick off the Northern Renaissance?
The Printing Press
What was the main goal of the Council of Trent?
Come up with strategies to stop the spread of Protestantism and reorient people with Catholicism
How did the “Price Revolution” create a society where the poorest struggled to meet their basic needs?
Increased prices for food and other goods because of growing population and inflation because of precious metals mined in the Americas and brought to Europe which were turned into coins, but caused the coins to have less value.
What two rappers are currently in the middle of a beef that has seemingly spread beyond the confines of rap culture?
Kendrick Lamar and Drake
Mr. Rowan is going somewhere on vacation with his friends this summer. This is a new place for him but many families in this area go here for vacation quite frequently. Where am I going?
Outer Banks, North Carolina
The three types of Plague are: Bubonic Plague, Septicemic Plague, and Pneumonic Plague. Which one of the three is the most dangerous?
Pneumonic Plague - gets into your lungs
What was the Society of Jesus?
The Jesuit Order of Priests who focused their efforts on missionary work around the globe
Define "mercantilism"
An economic system that was based on the idea that a nation's wealth and power were best served by increasing exports and trade
Name a Taylor Swift Album.
HINT: One of her albums shares a title with the Year of Revolution we studied in Unit 9.
Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Midnights, or The Tortured Poets Department
What are the three countries Mr. Rowan has been to? Yes, the U.S. is one of the three.
United States, Canada, South Africa
How was the Ottoman capture of Constantinople a catalyst for the expansion of Portugal in the 15th and 16th centuries?
The Ottoman sacking of Constantinople meant that Western European powers needed to find other paths for trading to avoid paying more for spices, which led to nations voyaging to areas they’d never been, later leading to colonization.
Critics at the time believed Mannerist artists were pretty much just copying Renaissance artists.
However, it could be argued that Renaissance art is about what people are seeing while Mannerist art is all about what people are feeling.
Gustavus Adolphus was an absolute monarch who developed which European nation into a great power?
Sweden
If Tupac Shakur was one of the faces of West Coast rap in the 1990's, who was his counterpart representing East Coast rap?
Biggie Smalls
What are Mr. Rowan's four favorite sports teams?
1. NFL
2. NBA
3. MLB
4. NHL
1. New York Jets
2. Brooklyn Nets
3. New York Yankees
4. New York Islanders
What does it mean to be "Machiavellian" in regards to wielding political power?
Doing whatever it takes to stay in power and/or consolidating as much power to yourself as possible
Why does Martin Luther serve as an example of "Great Man History"?
Many people credit him and him alone with driving the Protestant Reformation
What was Peter the Great's goal as Tsar of Russia?
To westernize and modernize Russia
Name a band or artist that Mr. Rowan has seen in concert.
Muse, Imagine Dragons, Queen + Adam Lambert, Panic at the Disco, Metallica, Five Finger Death Punch, Ice Nine Kills, Sammy Rae and the Friends, Judas Priest, Sabaton
Part of Mr. Rowan's Bucket List is to attend a home game for every Major League Baseball team. How many stadiums has he been to so far?
10
NYY, BOS, BAL, TOR, NYM, PHI, STL, SF, OAK, LAA