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Why did King Henry VIII want England to become Protestant?
He wanted to annul his marraige to Catherine of Aragon and marry Ann Boleyn so that she could give him a son
100
Who was America named after?
Amerigo Vespucci
100
What two huge Latin American civilizations did Europeans suceed in conquering?
Aztecs and Incas
100
Why did many German princes adopt Protestantism? (political reason)
To become more independent of the Holy Roman Empire
100
Why were the early days of history called the dark ages?
Because there were so many knights!
200
What is the idea of predestination?
God has already decided whether you are going to heaven or hell
200
What new kind of ship facilitated more trade? From what country was it?
Caravel; Portugal
200
What was the most harmful disease brought to the New World?
Smallpox :(
200
Name 2 flora or fauna that came from the New World to the Old World
corn, llamas, potatoes, squash, pumpkin, alpacas, tomatoes, cocoa, coffee
200
What would you get if you crossed the Hundred Years War with the War of the Roses?
Very old flowers
300
What belief set the Anabaptists apart?
Adult baptism
300
Who was the first person to get to India by going around the Cape of Good Hope?
Vasco de Gama
300
Who sponsored Columbus on his voyages? (give specific names)
Isabella and Ferdinand of Spain
300
What was Luther's opinion on the violent German religious uprisings?
He disapproved of the violence and opposition to legal institutions
300
Where did Montezuma go to college?
Az Tech
400
What did the peace of Augsburg accomplish?
Lutheranism was officially recognized
400
What Spanish explorer conquered the Aztecs?
Hernando Cortes
400
Who destroyed the Spanish Armada in the late 1500s?
The English navy
400
What crop brought from the New World would later become very important in Ireland?
POTATOES!!!!
400
Why did Columbus cross the ocean?
To get to the other tide!
500
To not lose any points, explain the impetus behind Luther's conversion To gain 500 points: do an interpretive dance of the impetus, involving Luther
A thunderstorm
500
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas accomplish?
It settled the territorial conflict between Spain and Portugal by giving Spain territory to the west and Portugal territory to the east of an imaginary line drawn down the Atlantic
500
Who controlled most of the spice trade in the later half of the 17th century?
The Dutch
500
What were the only animals that Amerindians used for transportation before the Columbian Exhange?
Llamas and alpacas
500
What's the difference between Joan of Arc and a canoe?
One is Maid of Orleans and the other is made of wood!