Deck 1 Flashcards
What was the name of Charles Lindbergh’s airplane.
The Spirit of St. Louis
Who was the first pilot to fly solo across the Atlantic?
Charles Lindbergh in his plane, The Spirit of St. Louis in May, 1927.
What were the departure and arrival cities for Lindbergh’s first solo flight across the Atlantic?
Long Island, NY to Paris, France
What was the Treaty of Tordesillas?
Between Ferdinand and Isabella of Castille/Spain and King John of Portugal. Divided newly discovered lands outside Europe between the Portuguese Empire and the Spanish Empire (Crown of Castile); 1494.
What was a Doge?
An elected lord and head of state in several Italian city-states, notably Venice and Genoa, during the medieval and renaissance periods.
Who was the Roman God of the Sea/Roman counterpart of Poseidon?
Neptune - also god of fresh water/rivers/etc.
In addition to being the God of the Sea, Romans also worshipped Neptune as god of what?
Horses
Name given to the law/principle of Parsimony. When presented with competing hypotheses about the same prediction, one should select the solution with the fewest assumptions.
Occam’s razor. The idea is frequently attributed to English Franciscan friar William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347)
Who was the Commander of the British Navy at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Horatio Nelson. He was shot and killed during the battle. There is now a statue of Nelson in Trafalgar Square.
In what war was the Battle of Trafalgar fought?
War of the Third Coalition, during the Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815
In addition to France, what other nation fought against Great Britain at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Spain
How did Horatio Nelson’s body return to Great Britain after his death at the Battle of Trafalgar?
Preserved in a barrel of brandy.
What was the decisive naval victory that established Britain’s absolute dominance at sea and ended Napoleon’s plans to invade Great Britain?
The Battle of Trafalgar (1805).
What are the top 3 longest rivers in the world?
- Nile; 2. Amazon; and 3. Yangtze
What are the top 5 longest rivers in North America?
- Mississippi; 2. Mackenzie; 3. Yukon; 4. St. Lawrence; 5. Rio Grande
