Statistics for A Museum of World History: 1500-1599 (Level 1: From clue to name)

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
Though most scientists at the time believe that the Sun rotates around the Earth, the best-known person in Poland's history shows that it is the Earth that rotates around the Sun.	Copernicus, 41, explains why he believes the Earth rotates around the Sun, in 1514.	100%
One of the two best-known artists in history (also the best-known inventor in history) is 51 when he begins work on what may be "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, the most parodied work of art in the world."	Da Vinci, 51, begins painting "La Gioconda."	100%
This German priest divides the Christian world when het nails his complaints about Leo X's policies--95 Theses--to a church door in Wittenburg.	Luther, 34, nails his complaints about Leo X's policies--95 Theses--to a church door in Wittenburg and divides the Christian world, in 1517.	100%
American historian Hiram Bingham brought international attention to this Inca mountain estate, built for the 12-year-old emperor Pachcuti, 361 years after it was abandoned by the Icans.	Machu Picchu is abandoned by the Incas in 1550.	100%
After accepting a room full of gold as ransom, this Spanish military leader from Extremadura orders his soldiers to kill Incan king Atahualpa on August 29.	Pizarro 55, orders his soldiers to kill Atahualpa on August 29, 1533.	100%
The best-known writer in history	Shakespeare, 25, moves to London in 1589.	100%
This painter from the southern Netherlands is known for his uniquely disturbing, imaginative, and highly detailed landscapes with relgious themes and protosurrealist imagery.	Bosch, 60, finishes "The Garden of Earthly Delights," in 1510.	50%
This Spanish soldier from Extremadura captures the Aztec leader Cuahtemoc, takes control of Tenochtitlan, and destroys the Aztec empire.	Cortes, 36, captures the Aztec leader Cuahtemoc, takes control of Tenochtitlan, and destroys the Aztec empire on August 13, 1521.	50%
One of the two best known artists in history is 29 when he unveils this muscular nude statue, which is immediately celebrated as an emblem of Firenze’s sophistication and strength and is placed in the town square.	David is unveiled by Michelangelo, 29, in 1504.	50%
After immigrating to Venezia in his 20s, and spending time in Rome and Madrid, this 36-year-old painter moves to Toledo, where he spends the last 27 years of his life.	El Greco, 47, paints "El entierro del Conde de Orgaz" in 1588.	50%
13 Korean ships under the command of this Korean naval leader.defeat Japan's invading fleet of 133 near Meongyang on October 26.	Yi Sun-Shin, 52, commands 13 Korean ships to victory against Japan's invading fleet of 133 near Meongyang on October 26, 1597.	50%
This Dutch artist redirects his energies from designing engravings to painting landscapes and peasant scenes when he is in his mid-30s. He is in his early 40s and at the height of his powers when he dies.	Bruegel, (Pieter, the Elde), age 41, paints "The Census at Bethlehem," in 1566.	0%
On his way to India, this Portuguese captain takes a wide turn, sees South America, and stops there on April 22 to claim it for Portugal.	Cabral, following da Gama's route to India, takes a wide turn, sees South America, stops there on April 22, 1500 and claims it for Portugal.	0%
The first of millions of enslaved Africans to arrive in America are sent from Spain to the island of Hispaniola (modern Domenican Republic and Haiti) by this Sevillian merchant.	Cordoba sends several slaves from Spain to Hispaniola: the first of millions of enslaved Africans to arrive in America in 1502.	0%
This naval commander from Gizpuzkoa (Euskadi) is captain of the Victoria when the first ship to circle the globe returns to Spain on September 6.	Elcano, 36, captains the first ship to circle the globe when the Victoria returns to Spain on September 6, 1522.	0%
For over 330 years, Spain controls the Philippines following the arrival of this naval officer from Gipuzkoa (Euskadi) on Cebu island on April 27.	Legazpi, 63, of Spain, lands on Cebu island and launches Spanish colonization of the Philippines on April 27, 1565.	0%
This painter from Urbino is 24 when Pope Julius II asks him to paint his Vatican Library.	Raphael, 29, finishes "The School of Athens," in 1509.	0%
One of the two best-known artists in history is 33 years old and considers himself a sculptor when Pope Julius II hires him to paint the ceiling of this room, where each new pope is chosen.	Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted by Michelangelo, is completed in 1512.	0%
On October 12, Vienna breaks a siege led by this Ottoman leader and repulses his attempt to invade Europe.	Suleyman, 35, sees his Ottoman forces defeated at Vienna on October 12, 1529.	0%
Workers finish building this Istanbul house of worship 8 years after they begin and one year before the death of the sultan who ordered its construction.	Suleyman Mosque in Istanbul is completed in 1557, seven years after construction starts.	0%
15 years after this 10-year-old leaves his home in the Alps to join the workshop of a well-known painter in Venezia, he is himself the leading painter in the city.	Tiziano paints the "Venus d'Urbino," in 1534.	0%