Old World
The Incas became masters of this farming technique used in the mountains
Terrace Farming
The term that best described the potential of people to accomplish things is
Humanism
This invention sparked higher literacy rates and the spread of new ideas
Printing Press / Gutenberg's Press
This institution lost power during the Scientific Revolution
The Catholic Church
Buddhism spreading from India to Japan via trade networks is an example of this
Cultural Diffusion
This early civilization in Mesoamerica settled in parts of modern day Mexico and Guatemala on the Yucatan Peninsula
The Maya
Secular means
Non-religious
This art technique gives three dimensional depth to two dimensional surfaces
Perspective
Give one of the strategies used by scientists to reach their conclusions during and after the Scientific Revolution
Observation, Experimentation, Reason
Both the Romans and Incas were famous for their construction of these to consolidate their empires
The Aztecs built these to adapt to their environment
Chinampas
The Renaissance began in Italy as a result of
- Wealth from trade in the Mediterranean
- A wealthy merchant class that were patrons of the arts
Leonardo da Vinci
This individual started the process of understanding the laws of gravity
Isaac Newton
This mountain range isolates China from India
Himalayas
The Aztecs main food crop was this, its cousin crop is grown throughout Washington County every summer
Maize
Classicism is the study of
The Classics - Greek & Roman ideas, art and architecture
This famous English writer is an example of the Renaissance's spread north
William Shakespeare
Galileo and Copernicus argued that our solar system was this meaning sun-centered
Heliocentric
The Hindu Caste System and Feudalism of Medieval Europe are examples of this type of class structure
Rigid
This civilization left behind huge heads. Their purpose remains unknown...
Olmecs
This city, in the heart of modern day Italy became home to Renaissance achievements including Brunelleschi's Dome
Florence
This powerful family ruled over Florence and contributed heavily to the creation of art and architecture during the Renaissance
The Medici Family
This scientist and astronomer developed a theory (later proven to be fact) about planetary motion in the solar system
Johannes Kepler
Alexander the Great helped inspire this concept, which was a combination of Greek, Persian, Egyptian and Indian Civilization
Hellenistic Civilization