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He created the Mona Lisa
Who is Da Vinci?
100

This theory argues that the sun is the center of the solar system. 

What is the theory of heliocentrism? 

100

We consider this event to be the start of the Scientific Revolution.

What is the publication of Copernicus's Theory of Heliocentrism? 

100

This means "rebirth" in French.

What is Renaissance?

100

Egypt is located on this continent.

What is Africa?

200
Michelangelo painted the roof of this building.
What is the Sistine Chapel?
200

This person first published the theory of heliocentrism in 1543. 

Who is Nicolas Copernicus?

200

This thing is a set of steps to prove a hypothesis.

What is the scientific method?

200
Europe needed to rebuild after this event. 

What is the Plague or Black Death?

200

The Renaissance took place across Europe but started primarily where here. 

What is Italy?

300

I studied anatomy and invented things like flying machines. 

Who is Leonardo da Vinci

300

This person helped confirm the truth of the theory of heliocentrism because of his use of telescopes and observations. 

Who is Galileo?

300
Name 3 of the 6 steps in the scientific method. 

1. Question

2. Hypothesis 

3. Experiment

4. Data

5. Analyze 

6. Report / Conclusion

300
Intellectual movement that led to the study of worldly subjects such as math, sciences, and arts.
What is Humanism?
300

A wealthy person who funds an artist's work is called this. 

What is a patron?

400

Renaissance art, as opposed to Medieval art, looked more like this. 

What is realistic?

400
What is Newton best known for?

What are 1) the law of gravity and 2) the 3 laws of motion?

400

What made the Scientific Revolution revolutionary?

Because people's thinking changed - instead of accepting ideas from religious authorities or the ancient Greeks, people started to question and find proof for their beliefs. 

400

During the Renaissance, society started to turn slightly away from this in order to think more about the individual. 

What is the Church?

400

The year 1291 is in this century. 

What is the 13th century? 

500

Renaissance artists, as opposed to Medieval artists, used what to make paintings appear to have depth?

What is perspective? 

500

Newton believed the universe was like this.

What is a machine following laws? 

500

This event caused a major shift in thinking and helped support the Scientific Revolution. 

What is Columbus's discovery of America?

- Columbus had taken a world map created by ancient Greek thinker Ptolemy. Ptolemy's map didn't include the Americas because the Greeks never considered this place might exist. This led people to question existing knowledge and want to find things out for themselves. 

500
This is why Italy was able to aquire different cultures and technologies during the Renaissance? The location of Italy helped them do this.
What are trade routes?
500

Many of the ideas an innovations that took place during the Renaissance previously happened in this place/time period. 

What is the Middle East during the Golden Age?