Renaissance
This period of time saw the resurgence of art and science in Western Europe.
What is the Renaissance?
This institution was the most powerful in Europe before the Reformation.
What is the Catholic Church?
This is the period of time where people changed the way they thought about the world, relying on science instead of religion
What is the Scientific Revolution?
This trade route connected Europe to East Asia
What is Silk Road?
How many weeks are in a year?
52
The Renaissance began on this continent.
What is Europe?
This time period began as a reaction to Martin Luther's 95 Theses and his questioning of the church.
What is the Reformation?
The Catholic Church's model of the solar system argued that this was at the center.
What is the Earth?
This technology was used to channel fresh water from water sources in order to increase agriculture
What is irrigation?
How many NFL teams do not have cheerleaders?
8
Name a famous Renaissance artist
Di Vinci, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, etc.
Name an example of a Protestant religion
Anglican, Calvinist, Lutheran, Baptist, etc.
Copernicus' model of the solar system argued that this was at the center.
What is the sun?
This disease killed nearly 1/3rd of Europeans during the Middle Ages.
What is the Bubonic Plague?
What country has the most pyramids in the world?
Sudan
This technology helped to create copies of books.
What is the printing press?
This German monk and teacher sparked the Protestant Reformation with his 95 Theses.
Who is Martin Luther?
This method was used by scientists during the Scientific Revolution to determine if their ideas were correct.
What is the Scientific Method?
This African empire became rich from the Gold - Salt trade, and their king is considered one of the richest men of all time.
What is the Mali/Songhai?
How many states were in the United States in 1876?
38
The Renaissance impacted religious institutions in Europe by _______________ people's reliance on the Catholic Church.
What is decreasing?
Martin Luther criticized the sale of ______________, which erased the buyer's sin and provided a path to heaven.
What are indulgences?
These are the two scientists who theorized about the placement of Earth in the solar system.
Who are Copernicus and Galileo?
These were the floating dirt platforms the Aztecs used to farm in the middle of Lake Texcoco
What are Chinampas?
I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 100. What is it?
62