Ancient History
Where did God confuse the languages?
Babel
The decline of the Ancient History began when the collapse of what empire?
Roman
What is the way of life based upon ownership and use of land?
Fuedalism
Who had the entire Bible translated into English for the first time?
John Wycliffe
Columbus's voyages were sponsored by the queen and king of what country?
Spain
What is the world's longest fortification?
The Great Wall of China
Who were the first civilization to use writing after the flood?
What Austrian family ruled as Holy Roman Emperors for almost 300 years?
Hapsburgs
Which king of England was the first great king of England?
Alfred the Great
Who was the first European to travel the length of Asia?
Marco Polo
In what country was the first movable type invented? (Not the printing press)
China
What does the name Euphrates mean?
That makes fruitful
What is the most important part of a culture?
man's relationship to God
What are the dates of the Middle Ages?
Which crusade captured Asia Minor and Jerusalem?
First
Who became the first Englishman to sail around the world?
Sir Francis Drake
What did the Phoenicians give away as they went on trading ventures?
Alphabets
Who defeated the new Babylonian Empire under Belshazzar's rule?
Medes and Persians
What resulted from the Roman persecution of Christians?
Christianity grew
Who was the first man to realize that Columbus had discovered a new continent?
Amerigo Vespucci
What country developed the caste system?
India
What nation was first to have a complete written account of its history?
Israel
Who was the first Roman emperor to persecute Christians?
Nero
Hugh Capet's rule marked the beginning of what nation?
France
What religious organization held to the philosophy that "the end justifies the means"?
Jesuits
Which king of England is associated with the English Reformation?
Henry VIII
Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco de Balboa
What is the oldest surviving religion of Japan?
Shinto
Who is credited with creating the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
What intellectual movement lifted the darkness of the Middle Ages?
Renaissance
Who probably controlled more of the surface of the earth than any other human being in history?
Phillip II
What religion is a major component of the caste system?
Hinduism
Which Egyptian ruler extended the Egyptian empire to its greatest extent?
Thutmose III
Who declared Martin Luther a heritic at Worms?
Charles V
Contradictory to Luther's response, the peasants of Germany began the ____________ Revolt to be free from the tyranny of the church.
Peasants
Which king of England is associated with the Eleven Years Tyranny?
Charles I
Who founded the first permanent French colony in the new world?
Samuel de Champlain
Vasco da Gama
What was the name given to the stone that Jean Francis Champollion used to decipher Egyptian hieroglyphics?
Rosetta Stone
What set the stage for a rebuilt Roman Empire jointy ruled by pope and emperor?
Donation of Pepin
What is the name of the theory that states that Christ made Peter the head of the Catholic church?
Petrine theory
Which king of England is associated with Model Parliament?
Edward I
Who conquered the Inca Indians of Peru?
Francisco Pizarro
What nation became in an important international crossroads for trade?
Indonesia
Which Persian king built the Royal Road?
Darius
What agreement divided Charlemagne's empire into three parts?
Treaty of Verdun
Which king of England is associated with the Glorious Revolution? (He became the new king)
William III
Who discovered the St. Lawrence River?
Jacques Cartier
What Maurya Ruler controlled over two thirds of the Indian Subcontinent?
Asoka