Euro-African Connection

What country would the kingdom of West Francia eventually become?

• France

• The Holy Roman Empire

• Germany

• Great Britian

What caused the "100 Years War?"

• When during a routine battle at Crecy, the French cheated by using archers, which threw the British knights from their horses.

• When the British king claimed the throne of France.

• When Joan of Arc raised an army and attacked the British in an effort to restore the throne to King Charles VII.

• When the French King claimed the throne of Great Britain.

What strategy did the British employ, which allowed them to win the battle of Crecy?

• The British had thicker armor

• It was the first time guns were used in battles

• It was the first time cannons were used in battle

• Archers knocked the French knights from their horse

Who captured Joan of Arc at the “Battle of Reims?”

• Prince Charles VII

• King Edward III of England

• The Germans

• The Burgundians  

What did the ‘War of the Roses’ help to strengthen?

• The King of England

• The British Parliament

• The king of France

• The Holy Roman Emperor

Once the Renaissance hit Northern Europe, which artistic style flourished in France?

• Architecture 

• Painting

• Sculpting

• Writing

Which of the following was not a Belgian painter?

• Jan van Eyck

• Vincent van Gogh

• Robert Campin

• Albrecht Durer

The geocentric model was based on the calculations of which Greek astronomer?

• Archimedes

• Pythagoras

• Ptolemy

• Aristotle

From which Greek philosopher did Copernicus get most of his ideas for the heliocentric model?   

• Archimedes

• Aristarchus

• Aristotle

• Pythagoras

Which contemporary of Copernicus argued against his heliocentric model and proposed either a geocentric model, or that the earth was flat?

• Tyco Brahe

• Johannes Kepler

• Andreas Osiander

• Galileo Galilei