What was the famous painting Leonardo da Vinci created?
Mona Lisa.
100
Thermometer.
An instrument used for measuring temperature.
200
What is a Protestant?
A person who protested against the Catholic Church.
200
What did Martin Luther nail to the church door in Wittenberg, Germany?
95 theses.
200
What instrument was improved upon by Galileo to view the universe?
Telescope.
200
What was Andrea Vesalius known for?
Studying anatomy (human body).
200
Geocentric.
Earth is at the center.
300
What philosophy characterized the Renaissance? Hint: ism.
Humanism.
300
King Henry VIII started which church and why?
Anglican Church because the Pope didn't want to grant him his divorce.
300
What instrument makes objects larger to make objects appear larger?
Microscope.
300
What invention did Gutenberg create that helped make people literate?
Printing press.
300
Mass.
The amount of matter in an object.
400
What philosophy characterized the Scientific Revolution. Hint: ism.
During the Scientific Revolution there was a shift to rationalism (using logic and reason).
400
What is the name of the theory that Copernicus discovered and Kepler improved on?
Heliocentric theory.
400
What are the names of the two people that developed the Scientific Method?
Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes.
400
What is the most famous scene of the Sistine Chapel?
Creation of Adam.
400
Projectile.
An object that is fired or launched.
500
Explain the intellectual shifts from Medieval Europe through the Scientific Revolution.
Most people in Medieval Europe followed Christianity and the teachings of the Catholic Church. But during the Renaissance there was a shift to humanism (focus on the individual). Then during the Scientific Revolution there was a shift to rationalism (using logic and reason).
500
Name and explain two of Michelangelo's works.
Answers may vary. David Sculpture, Sistine Chapel.
500
What is the third step of the scientific method?
Conduct an experiment to test the hypothesis.
500
Why did they call Leonardo Da Vinci the Renaissance Man?
He was an inventor, painter, sculptor, architect, and engineer.
500
Barometer.
An instrument used for measurement of changes in the atmosphere.