Renaissance
This city was the birthplace of the Renaissance.
What is Florence?
What is the printing press?
This explorer thought he had landed in India in 1492 so he called the indigenous people "Indians".
Who is Christopher Columbus?
The ____ theory that the sun is at the center of the solar system which was popularized by Nicholas Copernicus.
What is heliocentric?
CIA agents have their own top secret____ for coffee. It is listed as Store #1 on receipts.
What is Starbucks?
The Renaissance in Italy was made possible by the country's _________.
What is wealth?
______ were pardons issued by the pope that people could buy to reduce a soul's time in purgatory.
What are indulgences?
These three things motivated explorers to go on voyages during the Age of Exploration.
What is gold,God and glory?
The method that is the framework for research today which was invented by Francis Bacon.
What is the baconian/scientific method?
This celestial body is slowly slowing the Earth's rotation. It adds 1.4 milliseconds to a day every 100 years.
What is the moon?
People rediscovered learning during the Renaissance by looking back to these two classical civilizations.
The belief that God knows who will be saved before birth which was stated by John Calvin is referred to as __________.
What is predestination?
______ and ______ were the two countries that were sending out explorers in the early stages of the Age of Exploration.
What is Portugal and Spain?
The Scientific Revolution influenced exploration because people became curious about the ______ ____.
What is the unknown world?
Spending just a few months on this continent can actually shrink your brain.
What is Antartica?
An intellectual and philosophical emphasis on the importance of individuals as creative and critical thinkers which was a key component of the Renaissance.
What is humanism?
This enabled Henry VIII to declare himself the "Supreme Head of the Church of England" which also allowed him to divorce his wife.
What is the Act of Supremacy?
The main goal of this explorer was finding a water route around Africa to India.
Who is King Henry the Navigator?
The invention of this by Galileo proved that Copernicus's theory was correct.
What is a telescope?
The inventor of this popular chocolate candy was allergic to peanuts.
What are M&Ms?
Leonardo Da Vinci produced masterpiece paintings.He also made great accomplishments in the fields of science, engineering and architecture which made him a great example of a _________ ______.
What is a Renaissance Man?
______ _______ ___ ruled England for 44 years and was known as the Virgin Queen. She was one of the legitimate daughters of King Henry VIII.
Who is Queen Elizabeth I?
The caravel was beneficial to explorers during the Age of Exploration because it could hold _____ ______ and withstand heavy waves.
What is large cargos?
Advancements were made in these two fields of study as a result of the Scientific Revolution.
What is science and mathematics?
This country's calendar is 7 years behind the rest of the world.
What is Ethiopia?