World History Made Simple - 16th Century

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1. In 1517 Martin Luther nailed "The 95 Theses" on the door of the main church in a German university city. Which? Munich Wittenberg Mecklenberg Erfurt

2. Suleiman I became Sultan of the Ottoman Empire in 1520. By what moniker was he also known? The Magnificent The Merciless The Great The Terrible

3. Which Portuguese explorer was killed in battle in the Philippines while leading an expedition to circumnavigate the world in 1521? Magellan da Gama Balboa Henry

4. Who began his conquest of the Incas in 1531? Pizarro da Gama Cortes Rios

5. Which European's controversial 1543 publication sought to prove that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the solar system? Galileo Ptolemy Copernicus Newton

6. Which queen was crowned in 1558 and gave her name to an Age? Anne Victoria Elizabeth Mary

7. Which Renaissance man and creator of the Pieta and David died in 1567 at the age of 89? Michelangelo Raphael da Vinci Botticelli

8. Which Russian ruler, who was the first to be crowned czar, died in 1584? Peter Ivan Nicholas Boris

9. Who financed the Roanoke settlement in the New World in 1587? King Philip of Spain Queen Mary John Smith Walter Raleigh

10. What country's great naval fleet was defeated in July of 1588? England Norway Portugal Spain