Scientific Revolution
Industrial Revolution
Middle Ages
Renaissance
100
Who came up with the theory of gravity?
Who is Sir Isaac Newton?
100
How did England's geography allow it to have the first Industrial Revolution?
What is the island kept them protected and allowed them to focus on building machinery rather than fighting in wars.
100
What was the working, farming class in the Middle Ages called?
Serfs/peasants
100
We used one city as an example of a beautiful Renaissance city in class. What city was it?
What is Florence, Italy?
200
Who invented the modern telescope?
Who is Galileo?
200
Describe how England's political influence allowed them to have an Industrial Revolution.
They were the most powerful empire in the world, and had control of lands all over the world.
200
What disease ravaged Europe's population during the late-Middle Ages?
What is the bubonic plague.
200
What is humanism?
the celebration of the body and mind?
300
What theory did Copernicus have that most of Europe disagreed with until Galileo and Newton proved it to be true?
That the earth revolved around the sun, not the other way around.
300
When were the first trains in England being used? (If you are within five years, I will give you the answer)
What is 1816?
300
Describe the manor system
a self-sufficient town where the nobles ruled over peasants and soldiers.
300
How was painting in the Renaissance different from the Middle Ages?
paintings celebrated reality and the human body.
400
Who is the best supervillian ever?
What is Darth Vader?
400
What is a cottage industry?
When materials are made in the home for consumption in the home.
400
What is the name of one famous Renaissance-era painter or thinker?
da Vinci, Michealangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, ect.
400
How were the Crusades responsible for the beginning of the Renaissance?
Europeans brought technology and riches back from the Middle East.
500
Who is the coolest scientist of all time?
Nikola Tesla
500
How did the Industrial Revolution spread disease?
It allowed overcrowding in cities, which always spreads disease.
500
What is Mr. Lang's favorite color?
Blue.
500
What is Mr. Lang's favorite movie?
Seven Samurai
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