People
Leonardo Da Vinci lived during which period of history?
The Renaissance
King Henry VIII had two daughters, _______ (a Catholic) and Elizabeth I (a Protestant).
Queen Mary I (Bloody Mary)
Ethnocentric means...
...evaluating other peoples and cultures according to the standards of one's own culture.
Which of the following has water on three of its four sides?
Peninsula
Which disease did sailors often die from because of a lack of vitamin C?
Scurvy
Socrates was a ____ from _____.
Philospher, Greece
What was the name of the Portuguese ruler who founded a school for people learning to explore the seas?
Prince Henry the Navigator
What did a long tip on a shoe say about a person in medieval society?
That you were wealthy/important
What is the name of a Greek city and a 26-mile-long race?
Marathon
Another name for the bubonic plague was...
...the Black Death
Margaret Mead
Who was killed on the Ides of March, was a dictator of Rome, was great-uncle of Emperor Augusts, and had a month named after him?
Julius Caesar
In the feudal system in Europe, peasants would _____ in exchange for _____ from threats.
farm/serve, protection
The Rosetta Stone was found in which country?
Egypt
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
To "rescue" the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from Muslims
Which explorer discovered Florida while searching for the fountain of youth?
Ponce de Leon
What animal was said to have raised the twin founders of Rome, Romulus and Remus?
A wolf
What is the holiest city in the religion of Islam?
Mecca
What is a Jewish place of worship called?
A synagogue
The belief that people are reborn when they die is called...
What is the Prophet of Islam's name?
Muhammad
Who held the real power in ancient Japan?
The Shogun (military leader)
What do the aborigines call their creation story?
Dreamtime
What was the name of the capital city of the Aztecs that was built on a lake?
Tenochtitlan
If you are kicked out of the Church, that is called...
Excommunication