Renaissance Roundup
DAILY DOUBLE!
Johannes Gutenberg revolutionized reading across Europe around 1440 by inventing movable metal type for this machine.
What is the printing press?
In 1517, Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation by nailing this 95-point document to a church door.
What are the 95 Theses?
In 1492, this Italian navigator led a Spanish expedition across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
Edward Teach, one of the most famous pirates in history, was widely known by this facial-hair nickname.
Who is Blackbeard?
In North America, the global Seven Years' War between Britain and France is better known by this name.
What is the French and Indian War?
Leonardo da Vinci painted this famous portrait known for her mysterious, subtle smile.
What is the Mona Lisa?
Driven by his need for a male heir, this English king broke away from the Pope to form the Church of England.
Who is Henry VIII?
This term describes the global trade of plants, animals, and diseases between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
What is the Columbian Exchange?
Unlike strict naval vessels, pirate ships operated on this political system where crew members voted to elect officers.
What is democracy?
Long before becoming the first U.S. president, this young officer commanded British colonial troops at Fort Necessity in 1754.
Who is George Washington?
This wealthy banking family in Florence sponsored famous artists like Michelangelo and Botticelli.
Who are the Medici?
Martin Luther strongly opposed the sale of these official Catholic certificates that promised to forgive sins.
What are indulgences?
Portuguese sailors developed this nimble ship design with triangular sails that allowed them to sail into the wind.
What is a caravel?
DAILY DOUBLE!
Privateers received these legal official government documents authorizing them to attack enemy ships during wartime.
What are Letters of Marque?
To avoid native conflicts, King George III issued an order in 1763 prohibiting colonists from settling west of these mountains.
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
Michelangelo sculpted a giant, heroic marble statue of this biblical hero.
Who is David?
Protestant reformers wanted this holy book translated into common local languages instead of Latin.
What is the Bible?
Magellan's Spanish expedition was the first to achieve this milestone of sailing all the way around the planet.
What is circumnavigation?
This Privateer would be immortalized not just by his knighthood, but also as the logo for a popular Rum.
Who is Captain Henry Morgan?
Native groups like the Algonquian and Huron allied with this country during wilderness battles against the British.
What is France?
Niccolò Machiavelli wrote this famous political handbook on how rulers can get and keep power.
What is The Prince?
This German reformer was declared an excommunicated outlaw at the Diet of Worms after refusing to recant his writings.
Who is Martin Luther?
Adopted from Song Dynasty China, this magnetic navigation tool helped ocean captains maintain their direction on open seas.
What is the compass?
Before setting sail, pirate crews agreed upon and signed these written rules governing loot division and injury pay.
What are Ship Codes (or Shipboard Articles)?
Under the 1763 Treaty of Paris, France was forced to cede this entire northern territory to Great Britain.
What is Canada (or New France)?