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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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