Deck 2: Historical Events and Figures in Warfare, Navigation, Religion, and Economy

Question 1

The invention of Gun Powder by ………………revolutionized the art of warfare and became an important factor for the beginning of modern period

A)boccaccio
B)william harvey
C)roger bacon
D)tetzel

Answer 1

roger bacon

Question 2

The………………….., was an instrument which indicated direction and helped the daring navigators, who explored new lands which later changed the very face of the Earth.

A)mariners compass
B)barometer
C)telescope
D)thermo meter

Answer 2

mariners compass

Question 3

_____________. is the name given to the great religious revolt of the 16th century, which permanently divided the Christendom into great sects.

A)renaissance
B)enlightenment
C)reformation
D)positivism

Answer 3

reformation

Question 4

In his book, "In praise of folly", ……………..bitterly denounced the worldliness and vulgarity of the churchmen and ridiculed superstition.

A)thomas more
B)erasmus
C)martin luther
D)john whycliff

Question 5

. _____________ the English priest who is called as 'the Morning Star of Reformation'

A)john wycliffe
B)martin luther
C)henry viii
D)erasmus

Question 6

The followers of…………………. were known as 'Lollards' or 'poor Priests'.

A)john huss
B)john wycliffe
C)thomas more
D)martin luther

Question 7

Martin Luther was the greatest leader of the Reformation Movement in ……………………

A)italy
B)germany
C)england
D)scotland

Question 8

To expose the malpractice, ………………..wrote his famous 'Ninety Five Thesis' and nailed it on the church door of Wittenberg in 1517 A.D.

A)martin luther
B)john wycliffe
C)henry viii
D)john huss

Question 9

_____________ published a refutation of Luther's Thesis for which Pope conferred on him the title, 'the Defender of Faith'.

A)charles i
B)charles ii
C)henry viii
D)william ii

Question 10

King ………….of England broke with the Pope who did not agree with his decision to divorce his wife Catherine of Aragon

A)charles i
B)charles ii
C)henry viii
D)william ii

Question 11

In 1618, a war broke out in …………..between the Catholics and the Protestants, which lasted for thirty years. Hence it is known as the Thirty Years War.

A)italy
B)germany
C)england
D)scotland

Question 12

_____________… was an intellectual and Cultural Revolution which is usually associated with the 18th century.

A)renaissance
B)reformation
C)enlightenment
D)romanticism

Question 13

The writers who spread the ideas of the Enlightenment were known as …………………...

A)romanists
B)positivists
C) philosophes
D)theologians

Question 14

. _____________.was the Portuguese ruler who gave encouragement and helps to navigators to explore new sea routes to east

A)henry, the navigator
B)william, the navigator
C)charles, the navigator
D)philip, the navigator

Question 15

In 1486 A.D …………………sailed along the West coast of Africa and went as far as the cape of storms, which later renamed as the Cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese King as it gave definite hope of discovering a new sea-route to the East.

A)vasco d agama
B)barthalomio dias
C)amerigo vespucci
D)ferdinand magellan

Question 16

An Italian sailor……………………. left the Spanish port in August 1492 and set foot on Small Island in West Indies in October, 1492 A.D.

A)ferdinand magellan
B)vasco d agama
C)christopher columbus
D)amerigo vespucci

Question 17

The great distinction of circumnavigating the world goes to the navigator……………………….

A)vasco d agama
B)christopher columbus
C)ferdinand magellan
D)non of the above

Question 18

With the help of the Spanish King, Charles II, ………….started the historic journey in September 1519 A.D. and after two years landed at the Islands of Philippines where he was killed by the natives.

A)vasco d agama
B)christopher columbus
C)ferdinand magellan
D)amerigo vespucci

Question 19

_____________ coined the term "mercantile system" to describe the system of political economy that sought to enrich the country by restraining imports and encouraging exports.

A)alfred marshal
B)adam smith
C)dadabai naoroji
D)r.c dutt

Question 20

The term 'Laissez faire' was coined by the ……………economic philosophers of the Enlightenment (Physiocrates).

A)french
B)british
C)german
D)italian

Question 21

John Stuart Mill, a ……….philosopher and economist led the utilitarian movement in 1800s.

A)american
B)british
C)french
D)portuguese

Question 22

The Belgian historian…………………… formulated the theory of the 'revival of long distance trade' for the decline of feudalism.

A)henrie pirenne
B)march bloc
C)arnold j toyenbee
D)francis bacon

Question 23

In 1904, …………………published his monumental work 'The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism' in which he argued that capitalism was the product of Protestantism.

A)marx
B)bacon
C)weber
D)vico

Question 24

The death of………………. in 1603 A.D ended the glorious period of the Tudors.

A)elizabeth i
B)elizabeth ii
C)victoria i
D)victoria ii