European History Significant People

Who invented the printing press?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• William Shakespeare

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Martin Luther

Who wrote Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet and Macbeth?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• William Shakespeare

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Martin Luther

Who painted the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• William Shakespeare

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Martin Luther

Who started the reformation in Europe and also translated the Latin Bible into German?

• Johannes Gutenberg

• William Shakespeare

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Martin Luther

Who was the Portuguese explorer who established a school for the study of the arts of navigation, map making, and shipbuilding. He also sponsored voyages down the African coast?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Martin Luther

Who was the first European explorer who sailed from Portugal to India?

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Martin Luther

Who was credited for discovering the New World and creating detailed maps of the Caribbean and Central America.

• Prince Henry the Navigator

• Vasco de Gama

• Christopher Columbus

• Martin Luther

Who Explored and claimed part of Canada for the British?

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Johannes Gutenberg

Who was the first explorer to completely sail around the world (although he died). He named the Pacific Ocean. Strait of Magellan (Southern tip of South America) is named after him.

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Johannes Gutenberg

Who sailed the St. Lawrence Seaway for France?

• John Cabot

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Jacques Cartier

• Johannes Gutenberg