Early Scientists
What English scientist defined gravity?
Isaac Newton
In what country did the Inquisition occur?
Spain
Who were the most common target of witch-hunts in Europe?
Why did the Black Death cause folks to turn away from religion and toward "science" and "natural magic"?
Because religion was not curing plague.
Who is credited with inventing the scientific method?
Francis Bacon
What religion carried out the Spanish Inquisition?
Catholic Church
How were witches executed?
Burning & Hanging
How did the rise of cities contribute to the global pandemic known as the Black Death?
Increased populations in one smaller region.
What astronomer, author of On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, believed that the earth revolves around the sun?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Who were the main targets of the Inquisition?
Jews, Muslims & Heretics (those who didn't adhere to the Catholic form of Christianity)
What kind of magic were witches accused of performing?
Demonic Magic (i.e. witchcraft/"black magic")
Brought large groups in contact with each other.
Who came up with the Three Laws of Planetary Motion?
Johannes Kepler
What famous Italian astronomer was convicted of heresy by the Inquisition?
Galileo Galilei
What country had the greatest number (almost 60,000) executions of witches?
Germany
What medical knowledge did folk turn to for (re)newed medical knowledge during the Black Death?
Classical (ancient) and Muslim medicine.
Who argued against the existence of God and famously states "I think, therefore, I am"
Rene Decartes
Which king and queen ruled during the Inquisition?
Isabel and Ferdinand
Because of the gender targeted in witch hunts, this is an example of what type of mass murder?
gendercide
Who was blamed for "poisoning the wells" and thus causing the Black Death?
Jews & Witches