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The name the group of people who sailed to the New World on the Mayflower called themselves
What is "Pilgrims?"
This man is credited with writing dozens of plays and over 100 sonnets
Who is William Shakespeare?
This man became Tycho Brahe's assistant, did great things in math and science, and was a Christian
Who was Johannes Kepler?
Pocahontas married this man and traveled to England with him where she died
Who was John Rolf?
This form of poetry traditionally mentions nature or the seasons and is written in three lines of 5-7-5 syllables
What is a haiku?
In 1605 this man was kidnapped from the Pawtuxet tribe of Native Americans
Who was Squanto?
What is the Thirty Years' War?
This social group in Tokugawa Japan was considered second only to the nobility
Who were the (rice) farmers?
In 1621 the governor of New Plymouth invited this Native American chief to join the Pilgrims for a celebration
Who was Chief Massasoit?
This astronomer never fully accepted the theories of Copernicus, so he came up with his own version of heliocentric theory
Who was Tycho Brahe?
Montaigne's negative, noncommittal views towards love, life, and faith, and his doubts that anything was certain, made him a part of this group
Who were the Skeptics?
This "ideal Elizabethan man" was imprisoned by both Queen Elizabeth I and King James I
Who was Sir Walter Raleigh?
This victory opened the door for the English, not the Spanish, to colonize North America
What is the English defeat of the Spanish Armada?
This lasted for over 200 years; it brought prosperity, a tripled population, and great development of arts and culture
What was the isolation of Tokugawa Japan?
After landing in MA instead of VA, the Pilgrims wrote and signed this document to establish self-government
What is the Mayflower Compact?
This man was the governor of New Plymouth who invited Native Americans to a celebration of thanksgiving
Who was William Bradford?
This "council" was set up in Holland by King Philip to persecute Dutch Protestants; the Dutch called it the Council of Blood
What was the Council of Troubles?
This is what English Puritans and Separatists wanted to do with the Church of England, respectively
What is PURIFY (or reform) the church (Puritans), and SEPARATE from (or leave) the church (Separatists)?
Before arrival of Europeans, there were hundreds of distinct groups of Australian Aborigines who shared a belief in this
What is Dreamtime, a time when the world was created by spirits?
This group of settlers made Salem prosperous and founded Boston
Who were the Puritans?
This man is known for the idea of dualism and the saying "I think, therefore I am"
Who was René Descartes?
This famous college was established by the Puritans to train young men for the ministry
What is Harvard?
This man was called the "Father of Modern Physics," was condemned by the Inquisition, and his published works were banned for 200 years
Who was Galileo Galilei?
The arrival of 25,000 in the New World between 1630 and 1642 was called this
What was the Great Migration?
This war made some people turn away from God to human reason and some flee to the New World for religious freedom
What is the Thirty Years' War?