Europa
This empire as ruled Portugal for a time in the 16th and 17th centuries?
What is Spain?
Although he didn’t publish his heliocentric theories until the year of his death, this natural philosopher is credited with starting the Scientific Revolution.
Who is Copernicus?
When he published the Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems in 1632, this Italian astronomer was charged with heresy.
Who is Galileo Galilei?
The geocentric theory was complicated in 1609 when moons were discovered on this planet.
What is Jupiter?
This economic policy sought national wealth by exporting more than importing, using tariffs and regulation to tilt the balance.
What is mercantilism?
Although it was one of the major powers in Europe in 1600, this state did not possess a global empire.
What is the Holy Roman Empire?
The heliocentric math wasn’t mathing until this German astronomer proposed elliptical orbits for the planets.
Who is Kepler?
Aristotle’s geocentric view of the universe was widely held, thanks in part to its promotion by this Greco-Roman thinker of the 2nd c. AD.
Who is Ptolemy?
People who wanted to use the geocentric system to predict astronomical phenomena had to factor in these orbits within orbits in order to make the math work.
What are epicycles?
In 1600, the life expectancy was between 30-40, largely because the infant mortality rate was this percentage.
What is 20%?
After the Protestant Reformation, Europe divided into Catholic and Protestant states. On the Catholic side were, parts of the Holy Roman Empire and Switzerland, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and this powerful state.
What is France?
Isaac Newton demonstrated the composition of white light by passing it through this device?
What is a prism?
Although he had no access to the telescope, this Danish nobleman was the first to spot a supernova.
Who is Tycho Brahe?
According to the Ptolemaic system of the universe, this celestial body is located in the fourth sphere from the earth.
Around 1600, Europe’s population was roughly in this range, with only 5–10% living in cities.
What is 80-100 million?
The Baroque style that was popular after the Renaissance art was characterized by these three features
What are dramatic realism, strong contrast between light and dark, emotional intensity, rich and ornate detail, strong diagonals?
This career prompted Antonie van Leeuwenhoek to pursue microscopes as a hobby.
What is a draper (or cloth-seller)?
He was invited to join the Royal Society in 1680, thanks to his amazing microscopic discoveries.
Who is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek?
This melody, while constantly produced by the universe, is undetectable to our ears.
What is the music of the spheres?
The 16th–17th-c. conflict that weakened the Holy Roman Empire.
What is the Thirty Years War?
In 1600, the Holy Roman Empire and Spain were both ruled by this powerful dynasty.
Who are the Hapsburgs?
This founder of the scientific method was not a scientist himself.
Who is Francis Bacon?
This German painted gained renown for her depictions of the insects of Suriname.
Who is Maria Sibylla Merian?
According to Aristotle and Ptolemy, everything on earth is composed of four elements: earth, fire, air, and water. However, everything else in the universe is composed of this extraterrestrial element.
What is quintessence?
The degree of magnification of Galileo's best telescopes.
What is 30x?