Exam 3: Historical Events and Figures

In 1500 ………..reached South America (Brazil)

……………in his 'The Prince' projected the need of an absolute king because he alone could provide security to people.

Goa was conquered by the……………, who made it the capital of their Eastern Empire.

From 1515 to 1547 - The French king Francis I extended his colonies to …………and the Mississipi Valley.

The Peace of Hubertsburg was concluded in ……………

Balboa crossed the Isthimus of Panama in …………

The Treaty of Utrecht was concluded in …………..

Frederick, the Great was the ruler ……………….

Frederick was involved in a war which lasted from 1756-63 and is popularly known as ………………

……………the navigator encouraged navigation by establishing a school for geographers.

Who aptly predicted"After me, the flood."?

In 1519 ………….discovered Mexico.

When the French Revolution broke out?

Who appointed Jean Baptiste Colbert as controller general of finances in France?

In 1510 Goa became the capital of the …………..Eastern Empire.

…………….patronized by Queen Isaballa of Spain set off on a voyage and reached the West Indies, thinking he had landed on India.

Vasco da Gama went around the cape and across the Indian Ocean to reach India (Calicut) in ………..

The credit for establishing absolute monarchy in Prussia goes to………….

Peter, the Great was the ruler of…………..

Nicholas Poussin is generally considered the best example of …………….classicist painting.