Unit 5
Vocabulary: a big group of ships
fleet
Vocabulary: a king or a queen
monarch
Vocabulary: to secretly watch; to secretly get information
spy
Vocabulary: trained to control yourself and your feelings
disciplined
Vocabulary: to remember something or someone by making an object
commemorate
Who discovered the American continents in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
Who was Queen Elizabeth I's father?
Henry VIII
What was Ivan IV's nickname and how did he get this nickname? Give at least 2 reasons.
Ivan the Terrible; Ivan IV was a tyrant (he did not trust the nobles and executed them, he killed his own son, he had secret police to spy on people, and he restricted the rights of peasants)
Although Japan had an emperor, who was considered the true ruler of Japan?
the shogun
Why did Philip II want to conquer England?
Philip II wanted to conquer England because Queen Elizabeth supported Protestant rebels and Philip II supported Catholics.
What is the name of the royal family that Charles V was from?
House of Habsburg
What was the first colony of England?
Ireland
Who conquered Russia during the 1200s?
the Mongols
What is Japan's traditional and oldest religion?
Shinto
Who made Shakespeare an official playright for the Royal Court?
James I
What is the name of the giant fleet of warships that tried to invade England in 1588?
the Spanish Armada
What was the name of the colony in which the pilgrims settled in on the eastern coast of North America?
Plymouth
What valuable resources were available in Siberia (name two resources)?
animal furs and trees
How was Oda Nobunaga able to conquer a lot of land in the 16th century?
He was the first daimyo to buy guns guns from European traders and used the guns in battle.
Who were the Cossacks?
Cossacks were Russian peasants who ran away and became soldiers and peasants.
What is the name of the treaty that Charles V signed in 1555? (Hint: This treaty said there were now two religions in Europe)
Peace of Augsburg
Name two of Shakespeare's plays.
Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet
What did Ivan IV build to commemorate his victory over the Mongols in 1556?
Saint Basil's Cathedral
Who was responsible for the unification of Japan in 1590?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Why did Oda Nobunaga promote Toyotomi Hideyoshi to general?
Nobunaga saw Hideyoshi standing outside, hugging his sandals to keep them warm in the winter. Nobunaga saw how loyal Hideyoshi was and promoted him.