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Who painted the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper

Leonardo Da Vinci

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This word is another term for Renaissance

Rebirth

100

Who is the Greek God of the Underworld

Hades

100

What was the name of the document forcibly signed by King John that ensured the citizens of England equal rights?

Magna Carta

100

What was the name of the young girl who was said to have been lead by divine visions, and helped the French win the Battle of Orleans?

Joan of Arc


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This man was a trader who wrote a book about his travels from Europe to Mongolia along the Silk Road

Marco Polo

200

A way of thinking and learning that stresses the importance of human abilities and actions?

Humanism

200
The name of the Roman Ampitheater where many gladiator fights would take place

Roman Colosseum 

200

What was the name of the plague that wiped out nearly half of the European Population from 1347-1351?

The Black Plague
200

The Black Plague originated from what part of the world?

Eastern Asia

300

Who created the printing press?

Johannes Guttenburg

300

The name of the movement against the Roman Catholic Church

Protestant Reformation

300

_________ the great was a leader of Ancient Greece who took over Persia and most of Europe

Alexander

300

What was the name of the long conflict between England and France over control of France?

The Hundred Years War

300

Who is at the second tier of the feudalism triangle?

Nobles/Lords
400

This family were the richest in Florence and funded many Renaissance projects

Medici Family

400

The church would sell these, that would allow people to be forgiven of their sins for a payment

Indulgences

400

What year was World War 1 (Within 5 years)

1914

400

What was the name of the Pope who called for Christians to retake the Holy Land?

Pope Urban II

400

What was the name of the series of wars fought to regain the holy land?

The Crusades

500

Who nailed complaints to his church door, called the 95 Theses?

Martin Luther

500

A playwright who wrote many plays as well as sonnets

William Shakespeare

500

Who was the 16th president of the United States

Abraham Lincoln

500

What was the name of lands given to knights by their nobles/lords in return for their military service

Fiefs

500

What Saint spread Christianity throughout Ireland?

Saint Patrick