European Studies 1st Semester

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This united Scotland & the UK into Great Britain.: Act of Union
The Man who carried out many duties of future Prime Ministers.: Robert Walpole
He painted the infant Jesus with Madonna: Raphael
The British quees who wanted to restore Britain to Catholosism.: Mary Tudor
The man who determined that the donations of Constantine were a fake because of the work "fief".: Valla
The incident in which colonists threw 300 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor.: Boston Tea Party
The father of Alexander: Phillip II
The man who conquesred more land than anyone else up to that time in history.: Alexander
British (UK) king and queen who were the former rulers of the Netherlands.: William & Mary
Triangular sail: Lateen
The route from New England to Africa, Africa to the west Indies, then, the West Indies to New England.: Triangular Trade
Parliment's law which excluded any Catholic from inheriting the British (UK) throne.: Act of Settlement
This was a major part of the food supply for early man.: Wooly Mannoth
When a government is controlled by the military.: Martial Law
Britian's government. (The same type as a republic.): Common Wealth
A German royal family.: Hanover
The incident in Boston in which five colonists were killed.: Boston Massacre
People who studied ancient Greek and Roman subjects.: Humanists
Colonists who took physical action.: Sons of Liberty
The city which was the center of the Helenistic Culture.: Alexandria
The advanced civilationlocated on the island of Crete.: Minoans
The first permanent French city in North America.: Quebec
The French city built at the mouth of the Mississippi River.: New Orleans
The man who made England's claim in America.: Cabot
The man who was appointed commanding general of the continental army.: George Washington
The church of Great Britain (UK).: Anglican
The committee made up of wealthy merchants of Venice.: Council of Ten
The man who drank hemlock & died.: Socrates
The man appointed Arch Bishop of Canterbury by Charles-the-First.: William Laud
The followers of Charles-the-First: Cavaliers
The man who built the Academy.: Plato
The man who built the Lyceum, the first scientific institute.: Aristotle
The U.S. president who purchased the Louisianna Territory, aka The Louisianna Purchase.: Jefferson
The turning point of the Revolutionary War: Saratoga, The Battle of ...
The first Roman emperor.: Augustus
This was Julius Caesar's greatest contribution.: The Julian calendar
Literally, "Roman Peace.": Pax Romano
These were the followers of Parliment and Puritans.: Round Heads
He was the leader of the Roundheads: Cromwell
This was the largest Dutch city in North America.: New Amsterdam
This man claimed the land along the Hudson River for the Dutch.: H. Hudson
* Athens * Amsterdam: Golden Age
This man lead the second Punic War against Rome.: Hannibal
These were three wars fought between Rome and Carthage.: Punic wars
This North African city was destroyed by Rome during the third Punic War.: Carthage
An olympic event held every four years in Greece.: The Olympics
Another name for Lorenzo-the-Magnificent.: Loren 30
-The emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. -The man who asked the pope not to grant Henry an annulment.: Charles V
He was the founder of the Jesuit order.: Loyola
This man seached in Florida for the Fountain-of-Youth.: Ponce de Leon
The man who discovered the Grand Canyon.: Coronado
The time before writing.: Prehistory
The first human like me.: Australopithecus
The first man to circumnavigate the earth...or at least men in his party made it around.: Magellan
He was the British (UK) king during the American Revolution.: George III
He was the man who wrote "Common Sense.": T. Paine
He was the first Hanover king of Great Britain (UK).: George I
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson.: The Declaration of Independence
This temple was built to honor Athena.: The Parthenon
The Greek god of wine and fertility.: Dionysus
This was the capital city of Alexander's empire.: Babylon
He was the father of the Greek trajedy.: Aeschylus
The colonists who were to arm their ships and sink British merchant ships.: Privateers
The family who ruled Florence.: Medici
The man who wrote "The Courtier" advising men and women on how to behave.: Castiglione
The man who sculptured the first free-standing statue since ancient Roman times.: Donatello
This was where the first shots were fired that started the American Revolution.: Lexington Bridge
The man who led the defeat of the Aztecs.: Cortez
The man for whom America was named.: Vespucci
The man who led the defeat of the Incas.: Pizarro
The advanced civilization located where Mexico City is today.: Aztecs
Where laws were written out for all to see.: Tables
The pope who authorized the selling of indulgences to raise money to rebuild Saint Peter's cathedral.: Julius II
This law stated that a person couldn't be held in prison by a king or anyone else without just cause or without a trial.: Habeas Corpus
This man sclpted "David.": Michelangelo
The people who wandered in search of food.: Nomads
The term for a person of ability.: Homo hablis
The term for a person who walks upright.: Homo erectus
He established a church-run state/theocracy in Zurich.: Zwingli
The only British (UK) king to be executed.: Charles I
A list of forbidden books.: Index
The man who wrote "The Prince", _____ rulers how to rule.: Machiavelli
This man was hired to put down a rebellion.: Signori
A type of government made up of a few wealthy people who have control over a larger majority of people.: Oligarchy
This is the homeland of the Jews.: Palestine
He was the founder of Christianity.: Jesus
This type of human thinks.: Homo sapien
A thick sheet of ice.: Glacier
Old Stone Age: Paleolithic
A savior chosen by God.: Messiah
The Spanish king's representative in the Americas.: Viceroy
The man who discovered America.: Columbus
She financed the voyages of Columbus.: Isabella
The date of the fall of the Roman Empire.: 476
The Roman Emperor who allowed Christianity to be tolerated.: Constantine
The city-state including villages and surrounding fields.: Polis
The meaning of "renaissance.": Rebirth
The man known for his sonnets and short poems.: Petrarcha
The pope who excommunicated Martin Luther.: Leo X
The man who invented moveable type.: Gutenberg
The British queen who kept Great Britain a Protestant nation.: Elizabeth I
The woman who Elizabeth I had put to death.: Mary Queen of Scotts
The European country which was the center of the Protestant movement.: Switzerland
She was Henry-the-First's wife.: Chatherine of Aragon
The pope who called for the Council of Trent / The Catholic Reformation.: Paul III
The man who wrote the Iliad and the Odessey.: Homer
A government made up of elected representatives.: Republic
Two epic poems written by Homer.: Iliad and the Odyssey
The term for the Middle Stone Age.: Mesolithic
The term for the New Stone Age.: Neolithic
The first homo sapian: Neanderthal
The Roman upper class.: Patricians
The man who helped develop the caravel.: Prince Henry
The first man to sail around the tip of Africa.: Dias
The first man to sail around the tip of Africa all the way to India.: Da Gamma
Portugal was the first country to involve itself in the slave trade.: 1st Slave trade
Chinese compass, geographical reference.: Lode Stone
This was a three-masted ship: Caravel
This instrument determined a ship's position according to the stars.: Astrolabe
This is the amount of fertile land in Greece.: 1/4
He painted the Mona Lisa.: Leonardo de Vinci
This man was put to death for heresy.: Savonarola
The mayor of Venice.: Doge
These people wished to Purify the Church of Great Britain and rid it of its rituals and symbols.: Puritans
This man was known for the King James Bible.: King James
He was the first dictator of the Roman Empire.: Julius Caesar
This was the conservative party in Great Britain.: Tories
This was the liberal party in Great Britain.: Whigs
This man bought Calvin's religion to Scotland.: H. Knox
He was Henry's only son.: Edward VI
On this island Prince Henry held an informal school on sailing.: Sagres
The three-story structure build by the Romans.: The Coliseum
The building material developed by the Romans.: Concrete
The structure which carried water.: Aqueduct
The Persian king who invaded Rome at Marathon was defeated.: Darius
The first homo sapien-sapien: Cro Magnon
The pass in which 300 Spartain soldiers were killed.: Thermopylae
The birthplace of the Renaissance.: Florence
The style of art which came out of the Catholic Reformation.: Baroque
This advanced civilization was located in present-day Peru.: Incas
He was the leader of the Aztecs.: Montezuma
The man who discovered the Pacific Ocean.: Balboa
This was one of three Renaissance cities.: Venice
The Persian king who sacked Athens.: Xerxes
The man who led Athens during its Golden Age. This man built the Parthenon.: Pericles
She was Henry's second wife.: Anne Boleyn
This act placed the king of Britain at the head of the Church of England.: Act of Supremacy
This states that monarchs derive their power and directly from God.: Divine Right
The Roman Middle Class: Plebians
This was the capital city of the Incas.: Cuzco
This was the leading commercial city in Europe.: Amsterdam
This was the final battle of the Revolutionary War.: Yorktown
This certificate was issued by the church canceling or reducing punishment.: Indulgences
This is the place in the afterlife where people are made fit for heaven.: Purgatory
The members of the Society of Jesus.: Jesuits
To be nailed to a cross and die from exposure.: Crucifixion
These are the first four books of the New Testament.: Gospels
A region controlled by a bishop.: See
The man for whom Louisiana was named.: Louis XIV
The man who discovered the St. Lawrence River.: Cartier
The man know as the father of New France.: Champlain
The first scientific historian.: Thucydides
An agent of the church who got carried away selling indulgences/slogan.: Tetzel
He developed relationship of the right-sided triangle.: Pythagoras
He was the father of Medicine.: Hippocrates
The man who broke away from the church.: Luther
The first permanent British colony in America/the New World.: Jamestown
From Africa to the West Indies / Caribbean.: Middle Passage
Where British laws are made.: Parliment

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