Land A'hoy
Although they mistakenly claimed it to be Asia, this explorer was credited for discovering the "New World"
Christopher Columbus
Wrote a book called Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems that contained a controversial character named Simplicio.
Galileo
The trade of new goods between the New and Old was called?
The Columbian Exchange
This economic theory suggests that the best way to grow an empire is by increasing exports and minimizing imports.
Mercantilism
A gigantic fleet that as metaphorical similarities to the Golden Dancer.
The Spanish Armada
Although he did not personally discover any land himself, he played an instrumental role in funding expeditions and helping Portugal to become a naval power.
Henry the Navigator
His sizzling method helped to lay the foundation for the scientific method.
Francis Bacon
One famous conquistador mistakenly labelled this animal as a New World "Horse"
Llama
A guiding idea that people should use reason and logic to understand the world.
Greek Idea: Rationalism
Scientific Revolution: Scientific Rationalism
Galileo's experiences being prosecuted in the courts is similar to which character in Inherit the Wind?
Cates
These two Conquistadors were responsible for bringing down two major indigenous Empires in Central and South America.
Pizzaro and Cortez
He was the first Scientist to write a book proposing the Heliocentric model of the solar system.
Copernicus
An unfortunate outcome of increased continental trade was slavery. What was the infamous route taken to bring slaves to the New World.
Middle Passage
Europeans were driven by this idea to begin settling newfound and conquered land.
Colonialism
Hillsboro is an extremely religious town, but how did Christian beliefs come to the Americas?
Missionaries or Settlers
His shop being Aptly named the Terror, this explorer faced an unfortunate outcome after getting lost in his search for the North West Passage.
John Franklin
A mathematician, a scientist, and a skeptic; this individual surely was one of the foundational figures of the Age of Enlightenment.
Rene Descartes
Many English and French explorers where in search of this route to Asia that went through the North American continent.
The North West Passage
As European nations' economies grew, this lead to a new economic theory insisting that money earned should be reinvested into industry to drive higher profits.
Capitalism
This Italian explorer who took an English moniker was one of the first to travel to North America (In today known as Canada) and discovered the Grand Banks.
John Cabot
Was a Dutch Scientist who helped refine and create a microscope capable of seeing small bacteria
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
These two Kings ruled powerful empires in the New World, but were eventually taken down due to a variety of factors.
200 Point Bonus:
Write down three factors that lead to the demise of these Empires
Montezuma and Atahualpa
Bonus:
1. Conquistadors
2. Disease
3. Divide and Conquer Strategy
4. Cultural Influences
5. Inferior technology
6. Hesitation/Over-confidence
This idea was proposed by Thomas Aquinas and suggested that religion, reason, and science can coexist.
Natural Law
Drummond states, "All motion is relative" after suggesting Brady may be stuck in the past. This mirrors a famous phrase that Galileo reportedly said at the end of his trial. What is this phrase?
"And yet it moves"