EXPLORERS
INVENTIONS
SCIENTISTS
VOCABULARY
POTPOURRI
100
This explorer was the first to circumnavigate the globe.
Who is Magellan?
100
This was an invention used to steer Portuguese ships from the stern (rear).
What is a rudder?
100
This man wrote On the Revolution of Celestial Spheres and believed the planets revolved around the sun in circles.
Who is Capernicus?
100
This is the series of events that led to the birth of modern science
What is the Scientific Revolution
100
Christopher Columbus relied on a map created by this man to find Asia.
Who is Ptolemy?
200
This man discovered the Americas by accident while he was searching for India.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
200
Galileo improved this invention by using mirrors.
What is a telescope?
200
He was the first man to study the sky with a telescope.
Who is Galileo
200
This word means well thought out and full of reason
What is logic?
200
This is a process for performing experiments and oter scientific research.
What is the scientific method?
300
This sailor stole gold from Spanish ships with the full support of England.
Who is Sir Francis Drake?
300
Galileo invented this to measure temperatures.
What is a thermometer?
300
This man believed that the planets revolved around the sun in elliptical orbits.
Who is Kepler?
300
This word meaning an outlook centered on humans rather than divinity or spirituality, helped start the Scientific Revolution
What is humanism?
300
There was so much exploration in the 1400s because people wanted these.
What are spices?
400
This explorer rounded the Cape of Good Hope on his way to India.
Who is Vasco da Gamma?
400
This invention allowed us to view tiny animals and plants in a water sample.
What is a microscope?
400
This man's theories were tested so much they became laws.
Who is Isaac Newton?
400
This craft involved experiments that aimed to turn lead into gold.
What is alchemy?
400
This is the economic system we use today and is controlled by individuals and businesses.
What is capitalism?
500
This man was responsible for much of Portugal's success on the seas. He funded many expeditions down the west coast of Africa.
Who is Prince Henry the Navigator?
500
This instrument measures air pressure.
What is a barometer?
500
This man made a star map with his naked eyes.
Who is Tycho Brahe?
500
The study of the motion of objects is called this.
What is mechanics?
500
This system of economy is solely controlled by governments.
What is mercantilism?
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