The Industrial Revolution
Before the Industrial Revolution, most people used this system where they traded goods and services directly with one another instead of using money
bartering or trading
Polish astronomer Nicholas Copernicus published a ground-breaking work in 1543 proposing this model, placing the sun—rather than the Earth—at the center of the universe. What is it called?
heliocentric model
Located in Egypt, this is the only one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World that still stands today.
Great Pyramid of Giza
Marie Curie is the only person in history to win two Nobel Prizes in two different fields of science: these two disciplines.
Physics and Chemistry
he Industrial Revolution officially began in the late 1700s in this country, which possessed vast natural resources of coal and iron ore
Great Britain or England
this Italian scientist was found guilty of heresy by the Roman Inquisition and forced to recant his support for Copernican astronomy
Galileo Galilei
Standing in the harbor city of Rhodes to honor the sun god Helios, this massive statue snapped at the knees and fell during an earthquake after standing for only 50 to 60 years
Colossus of Rhodes
Marie Curie named the first chemical element she discovered after her native country, which was divided among foreign powers at the time
Poland (Polonium)
Invented by Eli Whitney in 1794, this machine sped up the process of separating seeds from cotton fibers
Cotton Gin
Johannes Kepler overturned ancient assumptions about the solar system by demonstrating that planetary orbits take this specific geometric shape rather than perfect circles
ellipses or ovals
Built under Ptolemy I and Ptolemy II, this structure featured a giant furnace at the top to guide ships at night, becoming the prototype for all future structures of its kind.
Lighthouse of Alexandria
Marie Curie coined this term to describe the phenomenon of high-energy radiation being emitted by elements like uranium and thorium.
radioactivity
Which one of these is true?
Was a semi professional Super Smash Bros. player
Was a swimming national champion
Was a Rock Climbing regional champion
Was a semi professional Super Smash Bros. player
Eli Whitney introduced standard, identical components that could be used across different machines—a concept first applied to military firearms
interchangeable parts
English philosopher Francis Bacon championed this method of reaching truth by drawing general conclusions from specific, empirical facts and evidence.
inductive reasoning
Named after the ruler Mausolus who built an elaborate tomb in Halicarnassus, this ancient wonder inspired the modern term used for large burial vaults today.
mausoleum
During World War I, Marie Curie designed and deployed mobile units equipped with this medical technology to help battlefield surgeons locate bullets and shrapnel in wounded soldiers
X-rays (or "Petites Curies")
Which one of these is true?
Has saved two people from drowning
Has lived in Vietnam
Has gone sky diving
Has saved two people from drowning
Completed in 1869 at Promontory, Utah, this major transportation achievement linked Midwest cities with the Atlantic Coast and made cross-country trade significantly easie
Transcontinental Railroad or just Railroad
philosopher René Descartes prioritized doubt and the power of human thought to prove his own existence, famously stating this Latin phrase
I think therefore I am
Supposedly built by Nebuchadnezzar II for his wife in modern-day Iraq, this structure is the only ancient wonder for which no physical evidence exists.
Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Marie Curie shared her first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1903 alongside her husband Pierre Curie and this French scientist who first discovered natural radioactivity in uranium. Or what is her husbands name?
Henri Becquerel
Which one of these is true?
Has traveled to the Jungles of Africa
Has won a hotdog eating contest
Has been a lifeguard
Has traveled to the Jungles of Africa