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| 1. p.11 What is "going to the bench"? | Doing business at a bank.
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| 2. p.15 What is the Latin meaning for the word "friar"? | Brother
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| 3. p.18 Which architecture style used flying buttresses? | Gothic
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| 4. p.10 What type of economy was used during the early Middle Ages? | Barter
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| 5. p.13 What was the French meaning for "journeyman"? | A day's work
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| 6. p.15 What was Black Death? | A plague that killed 1/4 to 1/2 of Europe's population.
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| 7. p.13 What is an apprentice? | A person who lived and worked with a master to learn his trade.
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| 8. p.13 What is a journeyman? | A craftsman who hired himself out for short periods of time.
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| 9. p.5 Who inherited a nobleman's land? | The firstborn son.
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| 10. p.18 Which architectural style was warm and bright? | Gothic
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| 11. p.27 What was the goal of Renaissance education? | To make the student a well-rounded person, educated and interested in many fields.
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| 12. p.35 What was the first book printed by Gutenberg? | The Bible
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| 13. p.27 What is "vernacular"? | The name for a native language spoken by the people of an area.
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| 14. p.33 What is the Vatican? | The home of the pope.
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| 15. p.41 What type of sculptures did Renaissance artists prefer? | Free standing
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| 16. p.29 Who was the greatest English writer of the Renaissance? | Shakespeare
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| 17. p.28 What was the most famous work of Geoffrey Chaucer? | Canterbury Tales
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| 18. p.40 Who painted the ceiling of the Sistene Chapel? | Michelangelo
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| 19. p.35 Who invented the movable-type printing press? | Gutenberg
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| 20. p.40 What painting was Leonardo da Vinci's most well-known? | Mona Lisa
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| 21. p.50 What was the subject of the Ninety-five Theses? | Indulgences
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| 22. p.62 Into what language did Martin Luther translate the Bible? | German
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| 23. p.49 What is an indulgence? | Replacements for Roman Catholic penance.
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| 24. p.55 Who was the leader of the Reformed Protestants in Scotland? | John Knox
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| 25. p.69 Who wrote the Messiah? | George Frederick Handel
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| 26. p.63 What did William Harvey discover? | The circulation of blood
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| 27. p.50 Who wrote the Ninety-five Theses? | Martin Luther
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| 28. p.62 Who used a telescope to observe and study the stars? | Galileo
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| 29. p.56 What were Reformed Protestants in France called? | Huguenots
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| 30. p.99 Why did the Russians call the Mongols the "Golden Horde"? | Because their greased yurts shone in the sun.
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| 31. p.82 What was the most important character quality to Genghis Khan? | Loyalty
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| 32. p.82 What was Genghis Khan's main goal in life? | To conquer the world.
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| 33. p.82 What is the Great Yasa? | Genghis Khan's law code
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| 34. p.88 What were the Mongol tents made of? | Felt
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| 35. p.95 What were shamans? | Priests of the traditional Mongol religion.
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| 36. p.82 Whose name meant "Universal Ruler"? | Genghis Khan
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| 37. p.95 Who was Tengri? | The Supreme God of the Mongols
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| 38. p.100 Which Mongol leader had a handicap? | Tamerlane
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| 39. p.89 What two things could Mongol women do just as well as men? | Handle a bow and ride horses.
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| 40. p.114 What does the word "Ethiopia" mean? | Burnt face
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| 41. p.120 What are nomads? | People who change locations to survive.
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| 42. p.119 What were the Lalibela churches made of? | Solid rock
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| 43. p.124 What is the language of Swahili a mixture of? | Arabic, Persian, Portuguese, Hindi, and Bantu.
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| 44. p.112 What is animism? | The belief that spirits live in rocks, trees, rivers, mountains, or the air.
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| 45. p.107 What is a tribe? | Two or more clans that live together and share a common language, beliefs, and customs.
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| 46. p.109 What are griots? | African storytellers
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| 47. p.114 Who was Frumentius? | A former slave who became a bishop of the Ethiopian church.
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| 48. p.119 What was special about the Church of St. George? | It was built inside a hill.
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| 49. p.110 Why aren't most rivers in East and West Africa navigable? | Because of the rapids and waterfalls.
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| 50. p.134 What are trade winds? | Belts of consistent winds that greatly aided early explorers to the New World.
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| 51. p.130 What is Cathay? | The name Europeans gave to China.
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| 52. p.139 Who did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain commission? | Christopher Columbus
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| 53. p.142 What does the word "pacific" mean? | Peace
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| 54. p.141 What are skraelings? | The name Vikings gave the Native Americans.
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| 55. p.145 What is seppuku? | A ceremony in which a samurai would kill himself.
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| 56. p.142 Who sent Sir Francis Drake out to explore? | Queen Elizabeth of England
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| 57. p.136 What did Bartolomeu Dias do without realizing it? | Rounded the tip of Africa.
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| 58. p.142 What is Ferdinand Magellan famous for? | He and his crew were the first to sail around the world.
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| 59. p.149 What were Mayan pyramids used for? | For temples
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| 60. p.171 What are Mestizos? | People with Indian and Spanish parents.
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| 61. p.163 Who replaced the donatorios in Brazil? | Governor-generals
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| 62. p.162 Who are the creoles? | People of pure Spanish or Portuguese descent born in the Americas.
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| 63. p.164 What does the title "viceroy" mean? | In place of the king
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| 64. p.173 Where is coffee, a South American product, originally from? | Arabia
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| 65. p. 180, 182 Why was Simon Bolivar known as "the Liberator"? | Because he helped several South American countries achieve independence.
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| 66. p.177 Who was Antonio Lisboa? | A famous Brazilian artist who was afflicted with leprosy.
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| 67. p.178 What are hacendados? | South American country estate owners who were like the lords of Medieval manors.
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| 68. p.181 Who are gauchos? | Like American cowboys, these South Americans are symbols of rugged independence.
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| 69. p.170 Did the Spanish government ever officially approve of enslaving the native South Americans? | No.
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| 70. p.194-195 From what 3 countries did most of the earlier settlers to the New World come? | England, Spain, and France
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| 72. p.188 Where in North America did most of the French settle? | Canada
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| 73. p.200 What was the only clue to the disappearance of the "Lost Colony"? | The word "Croatoan" carved in a tree.
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| 74. p.194 What is important about the city of St. Augustine? | It is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the United States.
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| 75. p.197 What was the favorite fur used for hats in the North American settlements? | Beaver
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| 76. p.200 Who funded the first attempted English colony in the New World? | Sir Walter Raleigh
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| 77. p.201 Which governor helped Jamestown to improve after the "starving time"? | Sir Thomas Dale
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| 78. p.201 Who married Pocahontas, helping Jamestown's relationship with the Indians? | John Rolfe
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| 79. p.201 Who helped bring discipline to Jamestown, even though he had to leave after being hurt in a gunpowder accident? | John Smith
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| 80. p.190 Where did most black slaves brought to the New World go? | Sugar plantations in the Caribbean and to South America
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| 81. p.246 Who is credited with opening the first Sunday school in 1780? | Robert Raikes
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| 82. p.228 What is a czar? | The Russian title for emporer.
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| 83. p.240 Who were the Methodists? | John Wesley's followers
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| 84. p.224 What was the name of Louis XIV's palace? | Versailles
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| 85. p.244 Who is usually credited with inventing the steam engine? | James Watt
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| 86. p.225 Who was the strongets absolute ruler of his time? | Louis XIV
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| 87. p.228 Which Russian ruler conquered land from Sweden and built St. Petersburg? | Peter the Great
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| 88. p.247 Who ruled France as a dictator following the French Revolution? | Napolean
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| 89. p.238 Who was Voltaire? | A French philosopher.
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| 90. p.233 Who stated the laws of gravity and motion? | Sir Isaac Newton
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| 91. p.229 What is the English legislature body called? | Parliament
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| 93. p.272 When is Australia Day celebrated? | The day that the First Fleet arrived in Sydney Cove.
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| 94. p.270 What does Aborigine mean? | From the beginning
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| 95. p.268 What is the Great Barrier Reef? | It is a 1250 mile series of coral reefs off the coast of Australia.
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| 96. p.267 What food did Captain Cook use to fight scurvy? | Sauerkraut
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| 97. p.263 What was the name the Dutch gave to the land they claimed in Australia? | New Holland
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| 98. p.266 Who was the first white man to make peaceful contact with the Maoris of New Zealand? | James Cook
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| 99. p.286 Who did Admiral Peary beat to the North Pole? | Roald Amundsen
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| 100. p.282 Who thought that the first Polynesians came from South America, not Asia? | Thor Heyerdahl
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| 101. p.274 Who attempted to cross Australia's Blue Mountains? | Gregory Blaxland
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| 102. p.271 How did the Aborigines treat the early settlers? | They treated them well.
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