Science and Discovery
What is the method called that involves making observations, experimenting, and drawing conclusions based on evidence?
What is the Scientific Method?
What was the belief about the universe that the Church taught before the Renaissance?
Extra 50 points if you remember the exact name.
What is that the Earth was at the center of the universe?
Or: Geocentric Model
What was one common medical practice before the Renaissance that relied on superstition?
What is bloodletting or using leeches?
What did Machiavelli believe a good leader should do to achieve their goals?
What is do whatever it takes, even if it means being ruthless?
Who invented the printing press?
Who is Johann Gutenberg?
Which group of people encouraged other people to question and experiment, leading to the rise of the scientific method?
Who are the humanists?
Who argued that the Earth revolves around the Sun and was punished for his beliefs?
Who is Galileo?
How did doctors improve medical knowledge during the Renaissance?
What is by applying the scientific method and performing dissections?
What was the phrase Niccolo Machiavelli used to describe his approach to leadership?
What is "the ends justify the means"?
How did the printing press change book production?
What is it made books cheaper and easier to produce?
Name two areas of study that advanced because of the scientific method during the Renaissance.
What are astronomy and medicine?
Who was the scientist who discovered that the Earth moves around the Sun, alongside Galileo?
Extra 50 points if you get the exact name
Who is Copernicus?
Heliocentric model
Why was dissection important for advancing medical knowledge during the Renaissance?
What is because it allowed doctors to study the human body more accurately?
Who was Girolamo Savonarola, and what did he fight against?
Who is a monk who fought against corruption in the Church and society?
What impact did the printing press have on people’s ability to gain knowledge?
What is it allowed more people to learn to read and access information?
What was the Church's stance on questioning scientific ideas at the start of the Renaissance?
What is the Church discouraged questioning and upheld its teachings as truth?
Why did the Church oppose Galileo’s ideas about the universe?
What is because they contradicted the Church’s teachings and threatened its authority?
Name the one Renaissance thinker we spoke about most who contributed to medicine or anatomy.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
What did Martin Luther believe should be the true spiritual guide for Christians?
What is the Bible?
What is the name of the first major book printed using Gutenberg’s press?
What is the Gutenberg Bible?
Why is the scientific method still effective today?
What is because it relies on evidence and repeatable experiments to find the truth?
What might have happened if no one had challenged the Church’s beliefs during the Renaissance?
What is scientific progress would have been slowed or halted?
Do traditional medicines, such as those used by First Nations groups, have a place in modern medicine today? Explain.
What is yes, because traditional medicines can provide valuable insights into natural remedies and holistic healing?
What was the name of the religious movement started by Martin Luther?
What is the Protestant Reformation?
Why was the printing press so important to the spread of Renaissance ideas?
What is because it enabled faster and broader dissemination of new knowledge and ideas?