Lesson 43
What is the final stage of a dying star called?
supernova
This person looted Spanish ships full of silver coming from Panama under Elizabeth I?
Sir Francis Drake
What is the name of two provinces in the Netherlands?
Holland
Both Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler are important people in what field of science?
astronomy
This brilliant astronomer never agreed with Copernicus' view that the earth revolves around the sun?
Tycho Brahe
What is the name of the ship Francis Drake sailed around the world?
Golden Hind
This person led the Dutch revolt against Spain?
William the Silent
What is a supernova?
Explosion of a star
Using Brahe's notes, this person discovered that the planets travel around the earth in elliptical, not circular, orbits?
Johannes Kepler
This was a present from Francis Drake to Elizabeth I?
green silk scarf
I was signed by the northern provinces of the Netherlands in 1581 to be free from Spain?
Dutch Declaration of Independence
How did Francis Drake acquire the "Sir" in front of his name? (Sir Francis Drake)
He was knighted by Elizabeth I
In what country did Tycho Brahe have his observatory?
Denmark
Why does it matter where Drake landed in North America?
First Protestant celebration of the Lord's Supper in North Amercia
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Claim the territory for England
Why is William the Silent called "the Silent"?
He was quiet and let his actions do the talking.
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He was sly and cautious
What other European country controlled the Netherlands?
Spain
In what portion of its orbit around the sun does the earth move fastest?
As it gets closer to the sun
How did Drake increase of the power of England relative to Spain?
Subtracted wealth from Spain and added wealth to England
What are people called that are from the Netherlands?
Netherlanders
Dutch
When did the Netherland gain their full and final independence?
1648