Famous People
Russia continued the process of developing a strong monarchy under her rule.
Catherine the Great
This scientist developed the smallpox vaccine.
Who was Edward Jenner?
Empiricism taught that man can find knowledge only through this.
What is experience?
Euclid was the father of medicine.
What is False?
It is easier to live on a high island than a low island.
What is True?
This is the largest island in Oceania.
What is New Guinea?
Erasthenes was this from this country
What is Greece
He was known as the father of modern chemistry
Who was Antoine Lavoisier?
This approach to philosophy was promoted by John Locke.
What is empiricism?
Sir Isaac Newton discovered the laws of gravity and motion.
What is true?
Spanish exploration ended because Spain could no longer fund expeditions that failed to bring home riches.
What is True?
This group of "many islands" lies within the great triangle formed by the Hawaiian Islands, Easter Island, and New Zealand.
What is Polynesia?
Hippocrates was the father of this
What is medicine?
Louis XVI ruled this country
What is France?
This is the oath that many doctors take related to Hippocrates (Do no harm)
What is the Hippocratic Oath?
A vaccine is an early form of the telescope.
What is False?
Europeans did not bring diseases to the Pacific Islands.
What is False?
This type of island suffers greater damage from tropical storms and high waves.
What is a low island?
A comet is named after this astronomer
Who is Halley?
This Norwegian explorer theorized that the first Polynesians came from South America rather than Asia
Who is Thor Heyerdahl?
True or False: The English Bill of Rights limited the King's power
What is True?
New Guinea is the largest of the Oceanic islands.
What is True?
The outback is a remote, dry region in Australia.
What is True?
This is the name given by the Europeans to the native people s of New Zealand.
What are Maoris?
He developed an advanced form of calculus and discovered the laws of gravity and motion.
Who is Newton?
He was a famous English missionary to Papua, New Guinea.
Who was James Chalmers?
True or False: The Reformation opposed a renewed interest in learning about the world.
What is False? It was the Renaissance
Plants grow well in volcanic soil.
What is true?
July 14 is the day the French celebrate their independence.
What is False?
Captain James Cook colonized for this country.
What is England?