Which emperor divided the Roman Empire in AD 286?
Dicletian
Augustus
Titus
Nero
In 1054 the church split into what two parts?
Arian and Coptic
Christian and Eastern Orthodox
Christian and Jewish
Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox
After winning the Battle of Chartres, King Charles the Simple struck a bargain with Rollo the Viking. What did Rollo promise to do for Charles?
ROLLO PROMISED TO PAY HIM TRIBUTE FOR 20 YEARS
ROLLO PROMISED HIM ENDLESS SUPPLY OF CREAM PUFFS
ROLLO PROMISED TO MARRY HIS DAUGHTER
HE PROMISED TO BECOME A CHRISTIAN & SWEAR LOYALTY TO CHARLES
What is Jerome's Latin Bible called?
The Vulgate
The Wars of the Roses were a long set of wars between two royal houses. What two houses?
THE HOUSE OF HASTINGS AND THE HOUSE OF STUART
THE HOUSE OF YORK AND THE HOUSE OF LANCASTER
THE HOUSE OF LANCASTER AND THE HOUSE OF TUDOR
THE HOUSE OF NORMAN AND THE HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET
Name the Portuguese explorer who finally made it around the southern tip of Africa.
CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS
VASCO DE GAMA
FERDINAND MAGELLAN
BARTOLOMEU DIAS
Luther and Zwingli argued about what?
Indulgences
Icons
Church decorations
Communion
“Byzantine Empire” was a new name for an older empire. What was the older empire called?
The Eastern Roman Empire
Who wrote the first Book of Common Prayer?
HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR CHARLES V
WILLIAM TYNDALE
MARTIN LUTHER
ARCHBISHOP THOMAS CRANMER
Of the nine crusades, how many were successful for the Christians?
six
nine
three
one
Three big religions (Jews, Christians and Muslims) all claimed this city as their holy city.
Constantinople
Mecca
Rome
Jerusalem
What was the Door of no Return (or Portal of Sorrow)?
THE LAST DOOR SLAVES SAW ON THEIR WAY OUT OF ENGLAND
THE DOOR OF A SHIP
A SECRET DOOR THAT LED TO THE CATACOMBS
THE LAST DOOR SLAVES SAW ON THEIR WAY OUT OF AFRICA
While preparing lessons for his Bible students, Luther found his attention drawn to a certain Bible verse— one which says that salvation comes through faith, not through works. What verse?
PSALM 23:1
REVELATION 20:21
GENESIS 1:27
ROMANS 1:17
A new law made Henry the supreme head of that church, just as the pope was the supreme head of the Catholic Church. What is this law called?
THE LAW OF DUAL ROLES
THE KING'S EDICT
THE ACT OF PROTESTANT RULE
THE ACT OF SUPREMACY
Who was the first Viking to build a settlement on North America?
ROLLO THE VIKING
RURIK THE VIKING
LEIF ERICSSON
ERIC THE RED
The First Crusade started after the Byzantine emperor asked a certain pope for help. What pope?
ST. BONIFACE
POPE URBAN II
POPE LEO IX
POPE LEO X
While the sons of Louis the Pious were busy fighting each other, a group of Vikings took part of West Francia from them. This part of West Francia soon got a new name. What name?
NORMANDY
PARISIA
GERMANIA
GRENADA
Who hired Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
DONATELLO
THE “WARRIOR POPE”
LEONARDO DA VINCI
COSIMO DE MEDICI
In 1215, King John’s English barons forced him to sign a document which said that all Englishmen had rights— not just the king. What is this document called?
THE MAGNA CARTA
DOMESDAY BOOK
JUSTINIAN'S CODE
THE CHALCEDON PEACE AGREEMENT
The Council of Carthage declared the monk Pelagius a heretic for saying that Augustine was wrong about what?
the Holy Spirit
original sin
Baptism
Christ's nature
Name the Roman leader who conquered ancient Gaul, making it part of the Roman Empire.
JUSTINIAN
DICLETIAN
JULIUS CAESAR
TITUS
Kublai Khan’s dynasty ended in 1368, when it was overthrown by a Chinese dynasty. What was this new dynasty called?
THE MING DYNASTY
THE SONG DYNASTY
THE SONGHAI
THE SHANG DYNASTY
Henry IV was the first King of England from a new royal house. What royal house?
THE HOUSE OF TUDOR
THE HOUSE OF YORK
THE HOUSE OF LANCASTER
THE HOUSE OF PLANTAGENET
Muhammad founded Islam in 622 when he received visions from whom?
The angel Gabriel
The Council of Nicea wrote a creed to explain the Trinity and combat what false teaching?
Feudalism
Arianism
Monasticism
Nestorianism
How do Bible students remember Calvin's theology?
DAFFODIL
PLANT
ROSE
TULIP
What was Tycho Brahe’s biggest gift to astronomy?
ADVANCED TELESCOPES
ACCURATE MEASUREMENTS
HELIOCENTRIC MODEL
LAWS OF PLANETARY MOTION
Rome was sacked twice, in 410, and in *** AD. Who dunnit?
Visigoths and Vandals
Angles and Arabians
Saxons and Swedes
Vikings and Varangians
The Inca Empire grew up in the longest mountain range in the world. What mountain range?
THE ROCKIES
THE ANDES
THE PYRENEES
THE ALPS
Protestants hated Mary’s choice for a husband so much that they soon rebelled against her. What is this rebellion called?
PROTESTANT PROTEST
WYATT’S REBELLION
COUNCIL OF TRENT
REBELLION OF THE MASSES
Mary Tudor was a granddaughter to a pair of royals called the Catholic Monarchs. Who were the Catholic Monarchs?
MARY AND PHILLIP
FERDINAND AND ISABELLA
JANE AND HENRY
EDWARD AND CATHERINE
When the Catholic Church wouldn’t give Henry what he wanted, he set up a separate church. What is this church called?
ST. HENRY'S CHURCH OF FREEDOM
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, A.K.A. THE ANGLICAN CHURCH
EASTERN ORTHODOX CHURCH
ST. HENRY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Renaissance is French for what?
“REBIRTH.”
"RENAMED."
"NEW IDEAS."
"NEW THINKING."
A Muslim traveler called Leo Africanus described one of the greatest cities in West Africa. What was this city called?
TIMBUKTU
CARTHAGE
GHANA
MALI
The huge kingdom that Clovis built was automatically torn apart when he died, thanks to special laws followed only by the Franks. What are these laws called?
THE SALIC LAWS
THE JUSTINIAN CODE
THE VULGATE
THE MAGNA CARTA
After crossing the Strait of Gibraltar, the Muslims conquered a big chunk of Western Europe. What was the Roman name for this part of Europe?
SPAIN
FRANCE
FRANCIA
HISPANIA
In the early 1400s, the Portuguese started building lighter, faster ships rigged with triangular sails. What were these ships called?
LONGBOATS
CUTTERS
CARRACK
CARAVELS
Constantine legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire in 313 with this law:
Edict of Christian Belief
Edict of Milan
Edict of Constantinople
Constantine's First Edict
The fall of Constantinople happened in what year?
1453
1298
1066
1517
Who is the best example of a "Renaissance Man"?
da Vinci
Michelangelo
de Gama
Ptolemy
When the Romans couldn't conquer northern Britain, they walled it off. What was the first wall across Britannia called?
William's Wall
Hadrian's Wall
The Great Wall of China
Wall Street
Confucianism and Taoism both come from the time of the third known Chinese dynasty. What is this dynasty called?
THE MING DYNASTY
THE XIA DYNASTY
THE SHANG DYNASTY
THE ZHOU DYNASTY
Luther didn't believe in following old traditions, but did believe in what?
"apud ahem"
"Carpe Diem"
"In principio"
"Sola Scriptura"
The future Russia started in 862, when a Viking leader somehow became a King of the East Slavs. Name this Viking leader.
ROLLO THE VIKING
ERIK THE RED
LEIF ERIKSON
RURIK THE VIKING
A Polish scientist wrote of a new model of the heavens— one where the sun was the center, and the planets revolved around the sun. Who was this scientist?
BRAHE
GALILEO
PTOLEMY
NICOLAUS COPERNICUS
What did Charles the Simple do for Rollo the Viking in return for his loyalty??
CHARLES MADE ROLLO THE DUKE OF NORMANDY
CHARLES IMPRISONED ROLLO
CHARLES DECEITFULLY INVADED AND TOOK NORMANDY BACK
CHARLES MOVED TO SPAIN
The Rus paid tribute to a conquering empire for more than two hundred years, from the 1200s through 1480. What empire conquered them?
THE OTTOMAN TURKS
THE AZTEC EMPIRE
THE MONGOL EMPIRE
THE SPANISH CONQUISTADORS
"Genghis Khan" means:
GREAT RULER
MIGHTY WARRIOR
GOOD AND KIND RULER
LORD OF EARTH
Who ruled the Carolingian Empire when the Viking Age started?
CHARLES THE SIMPLE
CHARLEMAGNE
CHARLES "THE HAMMER"
PIPPIN THE SHORT
What did doubters call Marco Polo’s book?
"TWENTY YEARS OF TREASURES."
“THE MILLION LIES.”
"KHAN'S TREASURES."
"UNBELIEVABLE ADVENTURES."
Elizabeth Tudor and Edward Tudor were mostly raised by their father’s sixth wife, who was a strong Protestant. What was her name?
LADY JANE GREY
CATHERINE OF ARAGON
ANNE BOLEYN
CATHERINE PARR
Which Norman defeated King Harold of England at the Battle of Hastings in 1066?
Charles the Simple
Alfred the Great
William the Conqueror
Empress Matilda
“monophysite” means “ONE NATURE.” Name the church council which declared that the monophysites were wrong.
THE COUNCIL OF NATURES
THE COUNCIL OF CHALCEDON
THE COUNCIL OF CONSTANTINOPLE
THE COUNCIL OF NICEA
Who said, "THE RENAISSANCE POPES SEEMED TO LOVE LUXURY MORE THAN THEY LOVED GOD."
Cosimo de Medici
Pope Leo X
Girolamo Savonarola
Martin Luther
William the Conqueror started feudalism in England. What was the lowest and highest noble rank?
knight, earl
serf, king
vassal, viscount
baron, duke
After the days of King Ferdinand III of Castile, the Muslims were down to just one kingdom in Iberia. What was this kingdom called?
ASIA MINOR
THE EMIRATE OF GRANADA
THE SPANISH PLAIN
NORTHERN PORTUGAL
Crossing from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean got a lot easier in 1914, when engineers finished a long, hard project. What project?
THE SUEZ CANAL
THE INCA BRIDGE
THE PANAMA CANAL
THE STRAIGHT OF GIBRALTAR
Cortes might not have conquered the Aztecs as quickly as he did without help from a certain disease. What disease?
BUBONIC PLAGUE
SMALLPOX
SWEATING SICKNESS
SCARLET FEVER
The House of Normandy ended when King Henry II took over, starting the House of Plantagenet. King Henry II didn’t just rule England. He also ruled a lot of lands in France. What is Henry’s collection of lands called?
NORMANDY
FEUDAL LANDS OF FRANCE
THE ANGEVIN EMPIRE
AQUITANE
What family was the biggest patron of Renaissance art?
Savonarola
Hus
Tudors
de Medici
The idea that the Earth is the center of the universe, and that the sun, planets and stars all revolve around the Earth, is called the ____________________ model of the heavens.
LUNACENTRIC
GEOCENTRIC
HELIOCENTRIC
GALIOCENTRIC
Mary put hundreds of English Protestants to death. What are these Protestants called?
THE RUNAWAY CHOSEN
MARY'S BLOOD BATH
THE MARIAN MARTYRS
PERSECUTED PROTESTANTS
The trip from Africa to the West Indies usually took about how long?
TWO MONTHS
TWO YEARS
TWO WEEKS
TWO NIGHTS
The Viking Age started with a raid that happened on one of the British Isles in 793. What is this famous raid called?
LYLE'S RAID
THE RAID OF ST. PATRICK
THE RAID ON LINDISFARNE
THE DISSOLUTION OF THE MONASTARIES
What should we have for lunch today?
Chik-fil-a
Chipotle
Portillo's
Culver's
What new land did Pedro Alvares Cabral claim for Portugal?
BRAZIL
BAHAMAS
NEWFOUNDLAND
PANAMA
Since the time of King Edward I, almost every heir to the throne of England has been given a certain title. What title?
THE HEIR APPARENT
PRINCE OF WALES
THE DAUPHIN
PRINCE OF PEACE