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  • Who were the 2 groups against each other in the English Civil War?
    Parliament (Roundheads) and the King (Cavaliers)
  • Which countries traded with slaves?
    Europe, Africa, America
  • How did Ferdinand Magellan prove that the Earth was round?
    He circum-navigated it.
  • Which dynasty did Henry VIII belong to?
    The Tudors.
  • Who rule together in a constitutional monarchy?
    The king and the queen.
  • Who was Amerigo Vespucci?
    He proved that Columbus had discovered a new continent, that is why they named it America.
  • Columbus was the first person to believe that...
    the Earth was not flat but round.
  • When did Martin Luther write his 95 theses?
    In 1517.
  • Why did Henry VIII create the Church of England?
    Because he wanted to get divorced from his wife but the Catholic Church did not allow it.
  • What was the position of Cromwell when he took power?
    He ruled as a dictator.
  • What was the New World?
    America
  • What is predestination?
    It means that God decides who goes to heaven.
  • How many wives did Henry VIII have?
    He had 6 wives.
  • When was the English Civil War?
    1642-1649
  • When was the Aztec Empire destroyed? What was the name of this Spanish conquerer?
    in 1519, Hernán Cortés
  • Who was the biggest enemy of Elizabeth I?
    The Spanish king, Philip II.
  • When was Henry VIII king?
    1509-1547
  • Who led the Spanish invaders that destroyed the Inca Empire?
    Francisco Pizzaro
  • What did wigs cause in 17th century France? Why?
    Serious health problems, because the wigs were too heavy.
  • What is the name of the spectacular town in the Inca Empire?
    Machu Picchu
  • Why was printing a huge improvement?
    Because ideas could spread faster.
  • Name 2 reasons for the English Civil War.
    Political and religious reasons.
  • When did Christopher Columbus start his journey?
    in 1492.
  • Why did Columbus name the inhabitants Indians in the new land?
    Because he taught he had been in India.
  • Where did Louis XIV build his palace?Why?
    In Versailles, because he did not like Paris.
  • Who is the leader of the Catholic Church?
    The pope.
  • Where did the Aztecs build their temples?
    On the top of pyramids.
  • Why did the discoveries start?
    Europe needed a new route to India.
  • What did Elizabeth I start to build?
    The British Empire.
  • Who supported Columbus?
    The Spanish queen.
  • When did Louis XIV rule in France?
    1643-1715
  • What did the Native Americans become after Europeans arrived in America?
    They became slaves.
  • Why did the Aztecs sacrifice people?
    To please their gods.
  • How do we call the Church of England?
    The Anglican Church.
  • Who was Bartolomeu Dias?
    A Portuguese explorer who started his journey in 1487. He reached the southern part of Africa, then turned back.
  • What were the indulgences?
    People could buy tickets from the church to go to heaven.
  • When did Elizabeth I rule?
    1558-1603
  • The Inca Empire was in today's...
    Peru, Ecuador, Argentina, Chile, Columbia
  • What goods were exported from Asia to Europe?
    spices, silk, coffee, tea, porcelain
  • Who set up colonies first in South America?
    Spain and Portugal.
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