1. Following in the footsteps of Martin Luther, what 16th century theologian wrote 'Institutes of the Christian Religion' in 1536 and developed the philosophies of the Presbyterian Church? John Wycliffe John Calvin St. Thomas Aquinas Archbishop Thomas Cranmer

2. The Roanoke Colony of 1587 became known as the 'Lost Colony'. Who was the governor of this colony? John White Sir Francis Drake Sir Walter Raleigh John Smith

3. This Renaissance genius designed the horizontal water wheel, among other accomplishments, which led to the development of the water turbine. Who was this notable of the early 16th century? Raphael Donatello Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci

4. In 1594, Shakespeare became an actor and playwright in what company? The King's Men Lord Chamberlain's Men The Stratford Company Globe Theater

5. What astronomer published his theory of a sun-centered universe in 1543? Nicholas Copernicus Isaac Newton Johannes Kepler Galileo Galilei

6. This Russian ruler was the first to be crowned Czar(Tsar) when he defeated the boyars (influential families) in 1547. Who was he? Alexander I Nicholas II Ivan IV (the Terrible) Peter the Great

7. Sir Thomas More, Chancellor of England from 1529-1532, was beheaded by what King for refusing to acknowledge the King as the head of the newly formed Church of England? Henry VI Henry VIII Edward VI James I

8. Warrior and Dictator Hideyoshi, unified what Asian nation in 1590? Japan Indonesia Korea Philippines

9. Which dynasty was in power throughout the 1500's in China? Han Ming Manchu Yuan

10. Who was king of Spain in 1588 when the English defeated the Spanish Armada? Philip II Louis XIV Maximilian I Ferdinand the Great

11. Ponce de Leon, 'discoverer' of Florida (1513), was also Governor of what Carribean island? Cuba Bahamas Virgin Islands Puerto Rico

12. What Mogul emporer of India from 1556-1605, took the throne at age 13 and was the grandson of Babar? Delhi Sultanate Humayun Abbas the Great Akbar the Great

13. What optical instrument was invented in the late 16th century by Zacharias Janssen of Holland? Monocle Telescope Compound microscope Binoculars

14. Who did Queen Elizabeth feel threatened by and had executed in 1587? Jane Seymour Margaret Tudor Mary, Queen of Scots James I

15. Greatly simplifying navigation, what 16th century Cartographer and Mathematician developed a projection map representing the world in two dimensions using latitude and longitude? Ptolemy Ferdinand Magellan Gerardus Mercator Galileo Galilei

16. Which group controlled North Africa throughout most of the 16th century? French Turks Egyptians Spanish

17. Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation in 1517 by criticizing the Roman Catholic Church. Where did he nail his 95 Theses? Wittenberg Castle Church St. Paul's Cathedral Sistine Chapel Louvre

18. Rio de Janeiro was founded by the Portugese after overtaking a group of what colonists? Spanish French Italian English

19. Spanish explorer Garcia Da Lopez de Cardenas was the first European to see what natural wonder located in North America in 1540? Badlands of South Dakota Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone Grand Canyon Mouth of the Mississippi

20. What association, formed in the late 16th century, comprised of five Native American tribes? Native American Council Hopi League Iroquois League Sioux Confederation

21. Which country was joined with England by the Act of Union in 1536? Wales Scotland Ireland Iceland

22. What country's population had reached an estimated 60 million by the 1570's? China Japan India England

23. King Henry IV of France issued which Edict in 1598 that gave religious freedom to the Huguenots (French Protestants)? Edict of Orleans Edict of Amboise Edict of Nantes Edict of Emancipation

24. The South Sea was renamed the Pacific Ocean in the early 16th century by what well-known navigator? Hernan Cortes Ferdinand Magellan Hernando de Soto James Cook

25. Spanish conquistador, Jiminez de Quesada, discovered what rooted vegetable while exploring the Andes mountains during the 1530's? Beet Potato Onion Carrot