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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?

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Nicolaus Copernicus

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Who wrote Don Quixote?

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Miguel de Cervantes

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Who invented the movable-type printing press in 1440?

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Johann Gutenberg

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Who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey?

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Homer

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Who founded the Society of Jesus?

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Ignatius Loyola

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Who was the greatest English author of all time?

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William Shakespeare

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Who wrote The Book of Martyrs?

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John Foxe

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Who was one of Egypt’s female pharaohs?

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Hatshepsut

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33
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Who was a power Catholic cardinal?

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Richelieu

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What English monarch began the English Reformation?

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Henry VIII

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Whom did Martin Luther debate at the University of Leipzig?

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Johann Eck

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Who produced the first printed edition of the New Testament in the original Greek?

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Desiderius Erasmus

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Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?

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Vasco de Balboa

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Who was the first medieval pope?

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Gregory

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What Roman emperor was the first to make a profession of conversion?

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Constantine

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Who established the great Persian empire?

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Cyrus

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What Greek conqueror spread Hellenic culture throughout all of his conquered lands?

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Alexander

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Who was the “Father of History”?

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Herodotus

43
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Who carried Jesus’ cross?

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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?

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Charlemagne

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Which king of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215?

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King John

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What Puritan clergyman was instrumental in forming the Royal Society?

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John Wilkins

47
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Who are Noah’s sons?

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Ham, Shem, and Japheth

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Who started the largest continental empire in history?

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Genghis Khan

49
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Who were Protestant leaders during the reign of Edward VI?

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Hugh Latimer, Thomas Cranmer, and Nicholas Ridley

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Who wrote the best-known choral piece in the world?

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George Frederick Handel

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What composer is called the “Father of the English Hymn”?

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Isaac Watts

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Who was an early light of the Reformation in the land of Bohemia?

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John Huss

53
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Who wrote the oldest surviving hymn?

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Clemente

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Who was employed by Queen Elizabeth I to build up the English navy?

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John Hawkins

55
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What city became an Egyptian center of life?

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Cairo

56
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What is the highest mountain in Africa?

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Mount Kilimanjaro

57
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In what country did John Knox lead the Protestants?

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Scotland

58
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What is the longest river in the world?

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Nile

59
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What does the Bible describe as the “Plain of Shinar”?

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Mesopetamia

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What battle was won by William the Conqueror in 1066?

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Hastings

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What was a great ancient civilization in Africa’s interior?

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Cush

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Which empire was ruled by Nebuchadnezzar?

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Babylonian

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What is China’s longest-ruling dynasty?

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Chou

64
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Who did Cortes conquer?

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Aztec Indians of Mexico

65
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What empire did Babar establish in India?

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Mogal Empire

66
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What is the oldest surviving religion of Japan?

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Shinto

67
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Who won the Punic Wars?

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Rom

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Did the Council of Nicaea accept or reject the teachings of Arianism?

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Reject

69
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In which law code was Empress Theodora influential?

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The Justinian Law Code

70
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Where did the Greek gods supposedly live?

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At Mt. Olympus in Greece

71
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What was the most infamous day of the French religious wars?

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St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre

72
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When was the Spanish Armada defeated by England?

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1588

73
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What was the first Protestant confession of faith?

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Augsburg

74
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Who won the Peloponnesian War?

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Sparta

75
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Who defeated whom in Rome’s first civil war?

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Sulla beat Marius

76
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When did Martin Luther post the Ninety-five Theses?

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October 31, 1517

77
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What ended the Thirty Year’s War?

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The Peace of Westphalia

78
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What edict was made by Henry IV to grant toleration to the Huguenots?

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The Edict of Nantes

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What is a piece of land in feudalism called?

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fief

80
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What was Sumerian writing called?

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cuneiform

81
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What is the way of life of a group of people?

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culture

82
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What is a worshiper of many gods called?

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polytheist

83
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What were the rich of Rome called?

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patricians

84
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What was Israel’s government before the kings called?

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theocracy

85
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What was worn on armor for identification?

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heraldry

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What was it called when the Moors were driven from Spain?

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Reconquista

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What was a beautiful Greek temple?

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Parthenon

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What is “rule by many” called?

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democracy

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What was the court of the Roman church established to try heretics called?

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Inquisition

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What is other name for French Protestants?

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Huguenots

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What was the term which combined Greek philosophy with Roman theology?

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scholasticism

92
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What is defined as a work that has stood the test of time?

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classic

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What were the rich in Rome called?

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partricians

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What is a piece of land in the feudal system?

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Fief

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Who wrote “A Mighty Fortress is our God”?

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Martin Luther

World History - 10th (45 decks)

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