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Who created an ancient law code in Babylon?

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Hammurabi

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Who was a Danish king of England?

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Canute

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Who was an early church father and Christian martyr?

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Tertullian

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Who was a famous Egyptian Pharaoh?

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Tutankhamen

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Who was a great empire builder in Africa?

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Mansa Musa

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Who led war elephants against Rome?

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Hannibal

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Who was the founder of Islam?

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Mohammed

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Who was the “Morning Star of the Reformation”?

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John Wycliffe

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Who was a great statesman of ancient Athens?

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Pericles

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Who painted the Sistine Chapel?

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Michelangelo

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Who is remembered as the “Father of Modern Science”?

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Isaac Newton

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Who was called “Bloody Mary”?

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Mary Tudor

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Who was the builder of the world’s first empire?

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Nimrod

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Who was best remembered for his work called Praying Hands?

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Albrecht Durer

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Who discovered Brazil while exploring for the Portuguese?

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Pedro Cabral

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Who was the first Roman emperor to persecute Christians?

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Nero

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Who were French Protestant leaders?

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Gaspard de Coligny and Henry Navarre

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Who is a great Dutch painter?

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Rembrandt von Rijn

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Who wrote all his music “to the glory of God”?

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Johann Sebastian Bach

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Who was the Lutheran warrior-king?

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Gustavus Adolphus

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What great musician wrote Moonlight Sonata?

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Ludwig van Beethoven

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What child genius wrote The Magic Flute?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Who discovered three laws of planetary motion?

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Johannes Kepler

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Who was the “Father of Dutch Liberties”?

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William of Orange

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Who proposed the heliocentric view of the universe?
Nicolaus Copernicus
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Who wrote Don Quixote?
Miguel de Cervantes
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Who invented the movable-type printing press in 1440?
Johann Gutenberg
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Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?
Homer
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Who founded the Society of Jesus?
Ignatius Loyola
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Who was the greatest English author of all time?
William Shakespeare
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Who wrote The Book of Martyrs?
John Foxe
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Who was one of Egypt's female pharaohs?
Hatshepsut
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Who was a power Catholic cardinal?
Richelieu
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What English monarch began the English Reformation?
Henry VIII
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Whom did Martin Luther debate at the University of Leipzig?
Johann Eck
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Who produced the first printed edition of the New Testament in the original Greek?
Desiderius Erasmus
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Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
Vasco de Balboa
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Who was the first medieval pope?
Gregory
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What Roman emperor was the first to make a profession of conversion?
Constantine
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Who established the great Persian empire?
Cyrus
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What Greek conqueror spread Hellenic culture throughout all of his conquered lands?
Alexander
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Who was the "Father of History"?
Herodotus
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Who carried Jesus' cross?
Simon of Cyrene
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Who was a Frankish king that was crowned "Emperor of the Romans" on Christmas Day, A.D. 800?
Charlemagne
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Which king of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215?
King John
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What Puritan clergyman was instrumental in forming the Royal Society?
John Wilkins
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Who are Noah's sons?
Ham, Shem, and Japheth
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Who started the largest continental empire in history?
Genghis Khan
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Who were Protestant leaders during the reign of Edward VI?
Hugh Latimer, Thomas Cranmer, and Nicholas Ridley
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Who wrote the best-known choral piece in the world?
George Frederick Handel
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What composer is called the "Father of the English Hymn"?
Isaac Watts
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Who was an early light of the Reformation in the land of Bohemia?
John Huss
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Who wrote the oldest surviving hymn?
Clemente
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Who was employed by Queen Elizabeth I to build up the English navy?
John Hawkins
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What city became an Egyptian center of life?
Cairo
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What is the highest mountain in Africa?
Mount Kilimanjaro
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In what country did John Knox lead the Protestants?
Scotland
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What is the longest river in the world?
Nile
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What does the Bible describe as the "Plain of Shinar"?
Mesopetamia
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What battle was won by William the Conqueror in 1066?
Hastings
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What was a great ancient civilization in Africa's interior?
Cush
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Which empire was ruled by Nebuchadnezzar?
Babylonian
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What is China's longest-ruling dynasty?
Chou
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Who did Cortes conquer?
Aztec Indians of Mexico
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What empire did Babar establish in India?
Mogal Empire
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What is the oldest surviving religion of Japan?
Shinto
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Who won the Punic Wars?
Rom
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Did the Council of Nicaea accept or reject the teachings of Arianism?
Reject
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In which law code was Empress Theodora influential?
The Justinian Law Code
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Where did the Greek gods supposedly live?
At Mt. Olympus in Greece
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What was the most infamous day of the French religious wars?
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre
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When was the Spanish Armada defeated by England?
1588
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What was the first Protestant confession of faith?
Augsburg
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Who won the Peloponnesian War?
Sparta
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Who defeated whom in Rome's first civil war?
Sulla beat Marius
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When did Martin Luther post the Ninety-five Theses?
October 31, 1517
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What ended the Thirty Year's War?
The Peace of Westphalia
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What edict was made by Henry IV to grant toleration to the Huguenots?
The Edict of Nantes
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What is a piece of land in feudalism called?
fief
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What was Sumerian writing called?
cuneiform
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What is the way of life of a group of people?
culture
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What is a worshiper of many gods called?
polytheist
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What were the rich of Rome called?
patricians
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What was Israel's government before the kings called?
theocracy
85
What was worn on armor for identification?
heraldry
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What was it called when the Moors were driven from Spain?
Reconquista
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What was a beautiful Greek temple?
Parthenon
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What is "rule by many" called?
democracy
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What was the court of the Roman church established to try heretics called?
Inquisition
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What is other name for French Protestants?
Huguenots
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What was the term which combined Greek philosophy with Roman theology?
scholasticism
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What is defined as a work that has stood the test of time?
classic
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What were the rich in Rome called?
partricians
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What is a piece of land in the feudal system?
Fief
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Who wrote "A Mighty Fortress is our God"?
Martin Luther

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