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Scientific Revolution Thinkers
Famous Movies
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The ancient Muslim empire that is now present day Turkey.
What is the Ottoman Empire
100
The sixteenth president of the United States; President during the American Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln
100
Mathematician who hypothesized the center of the universe was the sun, not the earth
Who is Copernicus
100
The 1994 movie about a mentally disabled man who experiences major events in history
What is Forrest Gump
100
Author of Twilight
Who is Stephenie Meyer
200
The king of Spain who was nicknamed the "Most Catholic King."
Who is Phillip II of Spain
200
Individual who wrote the "Golden Speech"; wanted to unify her people
Who is Queen Elizabeth I
200
Philosopher who identified and formed the Scientific Method
Who is Galileo
200
Movie that has the famous line, "Freedom!!"
What is Braveheart
200
Author of "The Raven," "Cask of Amontillado," and "Lugeia"
Who is Edgar Allan Poe
300
The pattern of trade between Europe, Africa, and the colonies.
What is the Triangle Trade
300
The fourth president of the United States and father of the Constitution
Who is James Madison
300
Invented the improved telescope; advertised the use of Reason as a form of intelligence
Who is Johannes Kepler
300
1998 film about the WWII invasion of Normandy and finding the only survivor of four brothers.
What is Saving Private Ryan
300
Playwright over the Salem Witch Trials; Entitled "The Crucible"
Who is Arthur Miller
400
The Renaissance man who painted the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper;" Also conceptualized one of the first flying machines.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci
400
Individual who won the Nobel Peace Prize shortly after he entered the Oval Office
Who is Barack Obama
400
Considered the father of gravity and the laws of motion
Who is Isaac Newton
400
1960 film that featured the toilet for the first time in cinema history
What is Psycho
400
Wrote "Tom Sawyer" and "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn"
Who is Mark Twain
500
Philosopher of political thought who was considered cynical and realistic; believed human beings were born selfish and flawed.
Who is Thomas Hobbes
500
Famous for his "I Have a Dream Speech;" Assassinated in March 1968
Who is Martin Luther King, Jr.
500
"I think, therefore I am"; philosopher
Who is Descartes
500
1972 film about an Italian-American family that is involved in the mafia
What is The Godfather
500
Author of the 1936 Pulitzer Prize winning novel about the Civil War and one woman who survives it all; Gone With the Wind
Who is Margaret Mitchell
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