Revolutions Review

Renaissance People

100

 This famous artist painted the Mona Lisa and studied how people and nature work

Leonardo da Vinci

200

He painted the Sistine Chapel ceiling and made the statue of David

Michelangelo

300

 A person from the Renaissance who studied art, science, and made many sketches of inventions is called a _________________________

 Renaissance man

400

Name one famous work by Leonardo (besides the Mona Lisa)

Last Supper

500

Name one famous work by Michelangelo (besides the Sistine Chapel ceiling)

David and Pieta

Reformation

100

 This is the name for the time when people changed some ideas about the Catholic Church and started new churches

Reformation

200

 He was a priest who wrote the 95 Theses and helped start the Reformation

 Who is Martin Luther

300

This English king started a new church in England because he wanted a divorce

Who is King Henry VIII

400

The printing press helped spread ideas quickly. Name one thing the printing press helped spread during the Reformation

 What are books, pamphlets, or the Bible in the language of the people

500

The Reformation led to many changes. Give one way life changed

- reading the Bible in their own language

 "new churches formed" 

 "more people learned to read"

Scientific Revolution

100

This person suggested that the Earth goes around the Sun (heliocentric idea)

Copernicus

200

Kepler said that planets move in shapes that are not perfect circles but are called ____

ellipses

300

Galileo improved a tool that helps us see faraway things in the sky. What was that tool?

telescope

400

Newton explained why things fall to the ground and described a big idea called ____.

What is gravity?

500

Newton helped develop an important kind of math used for science and motion

What is calculus

Enlightenment& Ideas

100

This thinker believed people have rights like life, liberty, and property

John Locke

200

The idea that people agree to follow rules for the good of the group is called the ____

What is the social contract?

300

Name one right John Locke said people have (the three natural rights)

life

liberty

pursuit of happiness

400

This thinker wrote about separating government powers into branches (so no one part is too powerful)

 : Who is Montesquieu?

500

Name one other Enlightenment thinker and one simple idea they supported

• Who is Voltaire? (Answer: He supported free speech.)
• Who is Adam Smith? (Answer: He wrote about economics and trade.)
• Who is Cesare Beccaria? (Answer: He wrote about fair punishments and laws.)
• Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau? (Answer: He wrote about the social contract.)
• Who is Mary Wollstonecraft? (Answer: She wrote about equal rights for women.)
• Who is Descartes? (Answer: He used reason and said "I think, therefore I am.")

Miscellaneous

100

This is a holiday celebrated on December 25 that many people mark with gift-giving and decorations

Christmas

200

Many people put up a tree and hang ornaments for this holiday. What is this tree called?

Ornament

300

Santa Claus is known for riding a sleigh pulled by animals. What are those animals called?

Reindeer

400

Many families have a special sweet bread or cake at Christmas. Name one common holiday treat

Gingerbread

cookies

fruitcake

500

 A popular decoration made from evergreen leaves and round shape is hung on doors. What is it called?

Wreath