Abraham Ortelius's "Theatrum Orbis Terrarum" of 1570 is considered the first modern what?

In 1565, the Philippines became part of which empire, having been named after one of its monarchs? In 1567, which queen is said to have been the first woman to play golf? Which monarch reigned in Scotland from 1567, and in England as well from 1603 until 1625? In 1570, suspecting a revolt in Novgorod, which ruler captured the city and executed many of its people? The 1998 film "Dangerous Beauty" tells the story of Veronica Franco, a 16th-century poet and courtesan in which Italian… In 1588, which monarch declared, "I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach o… Which Danish astronomer, who worked at his island observatory Uraniborg, made key discoveries about the Moon's motion i… Around 1590, Dutch spectacle maker Zacharias Janssen is credited with inventing which instrument?