Episode 619 100 Events That Changed the World 41-50 by Danny Ballan | Nov 1, 2021 | 0 comments Answer the questions based on your understanding of the episode 100 Events That Changed the World 41-50Gerardus Mercator is most famous for being a ______. a physicist a chemist a cartographer a mathematician None Which of the following is NOT true about William Shakespeare? He wrote Othello and Hamlet. He owned shares in the Globe Theater. He was supported by Queen Elisabeth I. He wrote his famous book, Principia. None Who was the counter-reformation movement led by? The Protestant Church Martin Luther The Catholic Church Rembrandt None Where is East India Company originally from? France England Holland India None What was Monteverdi's famous opera about? a famous writer who lived in the fourth century BCE a mythical hero who ventured into the underworld to save his beloved a medieval king that fought a very important battle against evil forces an Olympian god who left Olympus to live a mortal life None Which English king or queen ordered the translation of the bible into English? King James King John King Edward Queen Elisabeth None Why was the Taj Mahal built? as a palace for the emperor to live in with his wife and children to commemorate a victorious military campaign the emperor just won as a tomb for the emperor's beloved wife as a temple for the goddess of love None Why was Galileo put on trial? He said that the sun orbits around Earth. He said Descartes was right. He said the sun is the center of the solar system. He didn't agree with Copernicus. None Who first thought there was a great continent in the southern region of the Earth? The English The Dutch The Spanish The Greek None Which of the following was NOT among the work of Sir Isaac Newton? The laws of motion Gravitational forces The theory of relativity The motion of fluids None Time's upSubmit a Comment Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment.This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.