Scientific Revolution
Exploration
Protestant Reformation
Key Figures
Wildcard
100

What did Kepler say about the paths of planets?

  • Orbits of the planets are ELLIPTICAL rather than circular

  • Planets do NOT move at a uniform speed in their orbits

  • The time a planet takes to make its orbit is precisely related to its distance from the sun

100

 Who was Ferdinand Magellan?

A explorer for Spain, he circumnavigated the globe and named the Pacific.

100

Who stepped in later in the thirty years war to help the protestants win the war.

France

100

What did Ptolemy believe about the universe?

The Earth was the center of the Universe 

100

This ocean has a very ironic name and who named it?

The Pacific ocean and Magellan 
200

What is the heliocentric Theory 

Sun centered theory.

200

 Name one new technology that helped explorers.

Caravels, Latten sails, astrolabe, Magnetic compass 

200

 Why was the printing press important during the Reformation?

This allowed the spread of christianity and the Bible. IT allowed people to read the bible for themselves and interpret it how they wanted to.

200

Who discovered moons around Jupiter?

Galileo 

200

What is one major difference between Protestantism and Catholicism that we discussed in class?

One has a pope, salvation through good works vs. salvation through faith alone, priest vs preachers, Bible is translated into a more common language. 

300

Explain the role of the Scientific Method during the Scientific Revolution.

It led to more people asking questions and more people doing experiments. 

300

Who was the country that sponsored Columbus 

Spain

300

How did the Church respond to Martin Luther's 95 thesis?

They excommunicated him from the church.  

300

Who is Robert Boyle and what did he study?

He is an Irish scientist who studied chemistry 

300

This country was where Martin Luther gained most of his supports.  

Germany 

400

 Name the discovery made by Galileo and how it changed people's views.

He found that the Earth rotates around the Sun just like the moons of Jupiter rotates around Jupiter. This caused the church to become angry as it went against what they have been teaching. 

400

What was the Columbian Exchange?

The exchange of crops, livestock, goods, and disease across the Atlantic ocean. 

400

What did the Peace of Westphalia do?

This ended the thirty years war, it also established the French as the new dominant power in Europe. 

400

Why is King Henry of England important in the protestant reformation?

He broke away from the catholic church and helped create the Anglican Church of England. 

400

Name three of the eight diseases passed through Columbian exchange.

Flu, diphtheria, typhus,whooping cough, measles, measles, malaria, and smallpox. 

500

Who is known as the founder of modern chemistry and what was his major contribution?

Robert Boyle

500

Why did Europeans start exploring new lands?

  1. Wanted to find quicker trade routes to the East and cut out the middle man-the Arab.

  2. Church leaders sought to halt the spread of Islam and to spread Christian teachings.

  3. Renaissance inspired learning and imagination.

500

Which Pope excommunicated Martin Luther? 

Pope Leo X

500

Isaac Newton used this to prove gravities existence. 

Math

500

Name the reasoning that the Islamic countries did not participate in the Scientific revolution. 

Their Universities studied the Quran and their religious laws, and they were worried it would contradict their teaching.