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Med/Mod Test 4
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12/12/2011

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Portugal
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the small country on western edge which led sea around Africa
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Cape Bojador
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The great question of sailing down Africa was Cape what?
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Henry The Navigator
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The Prince who was the great patron of exploration was?
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Compass
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The great aid to maritime navigation was this invention
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Turks
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The event in 1453 which stimulated search for trade in east was the fall of continole, who did they fall to in 1453?
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Dias
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In 1488, the Southern end of Africa was founded by?
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Good hope
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He named it, southern end, the cape of?
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Cheng Ho
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The 15th century Moslem eunuch that led chinese down Africa, east coast was?
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Italy
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Christopher Columbus was a native of what country?
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October 12th, 1492
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Columbus landed in the new world in what day?
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Ferdinand and Isabella
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The King and Queen who sponsored his voyage?
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Amerigo Vespucci
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The name America comes from this man?
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Brazil
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The Treaty of Torisias of 1494, resulted in a great Portuguese in colony n the western hemisphere, it is not what nation?
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The Philippines
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It also paved the way for a Spanish colony in Asia? What group of island is this?
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John Cabit
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The italian sailor who explored parts of Europe on behalf of the king of England is John what?
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Vasco Da Gama
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The explorer in 1498 who first succeeded in reaching Asia through sailing was who?
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Balboa
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THe explorer of the Spaniard who became the first explorer to cross the Panama and Discover the pacific ocean was?
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Santo Domingo
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The Caribbean island that would serve as the base for discovery for the Spanish was what island?
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Magelon
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The man who in the period 1519 to 1592 who led the voyage was Ferdinand...?
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Cortez
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The conquistador who conquered mexico was who?
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Malinche
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The Indian maiden who served as his translator was?
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The Aztec
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The ruling indian tribe was what?
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Montezoma
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Who was the chief of the tribe?
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Mexico City
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The city which was built on the ruin of their capital was?
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Pizzaro
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In 1532 another conquistador would conquer what is now Peru, he is Fransisco?
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Inca
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The ruling tribe of the Andes (modern Peru) at the time was what?
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Lima
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The city the Spanish founded which is still the capitol of Peru is?
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Mayans
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The Indian tribe of central america whose civilization rose and fell before the explorers were the what?
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Las Casas
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The Spanish monk whose efforts was to help the indians, which made it deadly was father de la?
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Import Slaves
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What was his answer to providing labor to the new world?
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El Dorado
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Much of the new world was explored by the Spanish while looking for a gilded man, what did they call him?
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Potosi
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What they did find was a "mountain of silver" in what area?
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Potato, corn, tabacco, cocoa beans
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Name a crop which was brought to the old world by the new?
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horse, cow, pig, sheep, chicken
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Name an animal from old to new world?
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Small Pox from Europe, Syphilis from Americas
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Name a disease which was exchanged?
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Macau
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The chinese city which would be a Portugese colony from the 16th century to the 21st century was the what?
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Juana La Loca- Joanna the mad (1504-1555)
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The mad Queen who was officially the ruler of Spain during the age of conquest?
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Hapsburg
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Her husbands name became that of the Spanish royal family?
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The Netherlands
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Her son, Joanna the mad, inherited Spain from her and what country from his father?
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Charles V
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In 1519 he was the elected holy roman emperor, we call him what?
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Plus Ultra
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What was his motto?
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Diet of Worms
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In 1521, he was confronted with an unrepented reformer in a meeting called?
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Martin Luther
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The reformer was the German monk?
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October 31st 1517
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The reformation started when he nailed his 99 thesis on what day?
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Translated from Latin to German
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The forces of reform were greatly strengthened when he did what with the bible?
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Got married
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One reform represented a true break form the vows of a monk, in 1525 he did what?
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Leo X (10th)
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The pope who so badly handled his challenge (Luthers challenge) was?
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Medici
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He came from a really famous family?
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Erasmus
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The humanist from the Netherlands who addition form the original text, paved the way for the reformation?
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Peasants War
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Religious changes set the stage for social rebellion in 1525, what war?
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Ana Baptist
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One group which started at this time believed a need for a second Baptism was?
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Menno Simons
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One of their leaders advocation pacifism, what is his name?
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Protestants
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After protesting against the efforts of the emperor to reimpose the papacy, the reformers would be called?
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Henry the Vill
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The english king who desired for a divorce who resulted in seperation of church from england and rome?
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Bloody Mary
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His elder daughter and eventual successor tried to restore Catholicism in England is known as?
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Queen Elizabeth
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His younger daughter succeeded Mary and restored Catholicism?
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Rome
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In 1527, the Popes endured the humiliation to witness the Sack of?
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John Calvin
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In the 1530's a great reformer would appear in France?
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Institutes
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In 1535, was published his great work, the what of the Christian Religion?
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Geneva
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He would take refuge in what swiss city?
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Phillip II
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The King of Spain who was also the great patron of the reformation was?
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Portugal
Definition
In 1580, King Philip also became the King of what country?
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El Greeco
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Wo was the great painter of that time?
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Council of Trent
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The church council which revived the catholic church from 1545-1642 was the council of what?
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The Jesuits
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The new monastic order which became the foot soldiers of the counter reformation?
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Ignatius Loyola
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Its founder was a wounded bass soldier?
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Saint Frances Xavier
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Another family member of the Jesuits became a celebrated missionary in the far East?
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Lepanto
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In 1571 the Spanish won a great navy battle over the turks?
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Saint Bartholomew
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By the worst event in the history of the wars of religion occurs in 1572, was the massacre of? (France)
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Dutch Revolt
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The rebellion of the Protestants in the Netherlands were known as?
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The Duke of Alba
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He would send in the Spanish noble to cruch the rebels, who is this?
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Sea Beggars
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Swept into the sea, the rebels would survive and be called the what?
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William of Orange
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Who was the leader of the Dutch Rebels?
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Dutch Holland
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The Protestant north of the low country was called the what?
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Belguim
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The Catholic South is?
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Ivan the Terrible
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1530-1580's harsh ruler?
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The Spanish Armada
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in 1588, the King of Spain (Philip II) will send a fleet?
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Sir Frances Drake
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THe great hero to defeat this fleet is? He was the first to sail around the world?
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Don Quixote
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The mood of disillusion which took Spain was immortalized in what novel?
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Henry IV
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1589-1610 was which King? (most famous)
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Copernicus
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The scientific revolution, the break through, the earth goes around the sun...?
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Telescope
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What did he invent?
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Galileo
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Who is the italian that gets the telescope in his hands?
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Trailed and stuck in his home
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What is his punishment of trying to test the telescope?
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Francis Bacon
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Who came up with the scientific method?
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Knowledge is power
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His motto?
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