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? Wittenberg Mecklenberg Munich Erfurt

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

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

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

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? Victoria Anne Mary Elizabeth

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

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

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

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