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History Quiz #22
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Galileo Galilei | One of the founders of modern science |
| Raphael | Artist who helped design and direct the building of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome |
| Benito Mussolini | Leader of the Fascist Party and dictator of Italy after WWI |
| Joan of Arc | Advised the French military, helping them to defeat the English in battles during the Hundred Years' War |
| Vasco de Balboa | Explorer who was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the Americas |
| Mount Etna | Europe's most active volcano |
| Florence | Birthplace of the Italian Renaissance |
| Humanism | Philosophy that resulted in people promoting human progress over belief in God |
| Louis XIV | Promoted the theory of the divine right of kings |
| Gorges | deep, narrow passes between steep heights |
| 1492 | Christopher Columbus landed in the New World |
| Pedro Cabral | 1st European to discover Brazil |