SHS World History

Question 1

I was a Renaissance playwright. I wrote Romeo & Juliet and Macbeth.

Answer 1

Shakespeare

Question 2

A renaissance artist in Italy. Sistine Chapel in Rome & David in Florence.

Answer 2

Michelangelo

Question 3

I agreed with Copernicus’ heliocentric theory and explained that planets move in an elliptical shape as they orbit the sun.

Answer 3

Johannes KEPLER

Question 4

I was put on trial for heresy because I agreed with Copernicus’ heliocentric theory. I even used my newly designed telescope to study the stars.

Answer 4

Galileo

Question 5

I was the first Greek to study and proclaim that the Earth orbits around the sun; that in fact we live in a heliocentric universe rather than a geocentric universe.

Answer 5

Copernicus

Question 6

I studied the body and developed theories on circulation. I published books with my drawings of human anatomy.

Answer 6

William HARVEY

Question 7

Gravity and laws of motion were essential to my study.

Answer 7

Isaac NEWTON

Question 8

The use of reason and logic to understand the world inspired me to develop the scientific method.

Answer 8

Sir Francis BACON

Question 9

I was a Protestant reformer and believed in predestination.

Answer 9

John CALVIN

Question 10

I started a Protestant Reformation with the posting of the 95 theses on the door of Wittenberg Chapel.

Answer 10

Martin LUTHER

Question 11

I started the Anglican Church when the Pope refused to grant me a divorce.

Answer 11

Henry VIII

Question 12

Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Aztecs.

Answer 12

Hernanado CORTEZ

Question 13

Spanish Conquistador who conquered the Incas.

Answer 13

Francisco PIZZARRO

Question 14

I wrote Leviathan. I believed that man was naturally selfish and greedy; only a string leader would prevent chaos and anarchy.

Answer 14

Thomas HOBBES

Question 15

I wrote Two Treatises on Government. As an Enlightenment philosopher, I came up with the ideas of natural rights and social contract.

Answer 15

John LOCKE

Question 16

As a leader of the Roundheads, we fought in the English Civil War to get rid of monarchy. I was appointed Lord Protector after the execution of King Charles I

Answer 16

Oliver CROMWELL

Question 17

I sought to make France the greatest country in Europe. “The State, it is I”. I am the best example of an absolute monarch. I increased the side of Frances Army.

Answer 17

King Louis XIV

Question 18

I ended the French Revolution with my rule. I became a dictator and tried to take over Europe and was exiled after the Battle of Waterloo.

Answer 18

Napoleon BONAPARTE

Question 19

My goal was to westernize Russia. I gained a warm water port on the Baltic Sea and was an absolute monarch.

Answer 19

Peter the Great

Question 20

I was the greatest ruler of the Ottoman Empire. I combined Western and Islamic law and practiced religious tolerance.

Answer 20

SULEYMAN

Question 21

As the greatest Mughal ruler in India, I encouraged religious tolerance and sought to expand and unite India.

Answer 21

Akbar the Great

Question 22

I helped lead much of South America to independence from Spain. I helped to organize revolution. I was inspired by the American revolution and ideas of the Enlightenment.

Answer 22

Simon BOLIVAR

Question 23

The island nation of Haiti became independent when I led a slave revolt that ultimately ended slavery and French rule.

Answer 23

Toussaint L’Ouverture

Question 24

I was a leader at the Congress of Vienna. A firm believer in conservatism, I fought to maintain control of Austria before liberal revolutions in 1848 removed me from power.

Answer 24

Prince Metternich