Scientific Revolution
In Medieval times, people believed that scripture and science supported the theory that the universe revolved around the Earth. This theory was called:
Who were the Puritans
Which of these documents first limited the power of the monarch in England?
Identify one cause of the Haitian Revolution
harsh system of slavery on St. Domingue
Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton supported the theory that the universe revolved around the sun. This theory was called:
Heliocentric Theory
T or F: Martin Luther rejected the Catholic idea of celibacy for clergy members and married later in his life.
Which monarch ruled for 44 years during England's Golden Age?
Elizabeth 1
Why was the slave system on St. Domingue so harsh?
The colony's wealth was built on the profit made from sugar and coffee plantations.
Galileo was put on trial for proposing that the earth revolved around the sun. At the end of the trial, Galileo:
(What was his crime? Did he confess to this crime?)
Confessed to crimes against the state
Henry the VIII broke with the Catholic Church because:
He wanted a divorce and the Pope wouldn't grant it.
Which monarch sent the Puritans to colonize the Americas?
Charles I
Explain one way the Haitian Revolution challenged the existing hierarchy.
Overthrew the French colonial government and abolished slavery.
Was the first independent nation led by formerly enslaved people.
Galileo was also known for improving this invention:
telescope
Where does the word 'protestant' come from?
"protesting" Christian
What are three facts that are true about Oliver Cromwell?
He was a Puritan, he executed a king, he established a military dictatorship.
Explain three effects of the Haitian Revolution on the world.
Inspired other slave uprisings across the Atlantic.
Also caused fear amongst slaveholding societies, including the southern US and the Caribbean.
This led to harsher slave codes and restrictions to prevent similar rebellions.
Isaac Newton was inspired to study and define the law of gravity by observing which naturally occurring event:
An apple falling from a tree
Martin Luther started the Reformation by:
Posting the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church
What are 3 important things about the Glorious Revolution?
Bloodless,
Parliament invited a legitimate Protestant heir to invade England,
current monarch (James II) fled to England.