Scientific Revolution
He designed the first telescope.
Who was Galileo?
He wrote the "95 Theses" and nailed them to the church door.
Who was Martin Luther?
This terrible disease started in 1347, at the boat docks in Messina, Italy.
What is the Black Death? (or the Plague)
The meaning of the word "Renaissance".
What is rebirth?
Located in Africa, this is the world's largest desert.
What is the Sahara?
He developed the Heliocentric Theory (Sun-centered universe)
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
John Calvin emphasized that God determined in advance who would be saved, which was called what?
What is predestination?
King Philip VI of France seized Gascony in 1337 from King Edward of England, which was the start of which war?
What was the Hundred Years’ War?
He painted the "Mona Lisa" and "The Last Supper".
Who was Leonardo da Vinci?
Religious beliefs in medieval Africa were __________, which means believing in one god.
What is monotheistic?
He developed the Universal Law of Motion. (It all started with an apple.)
Who was Isaac Newton?
Martin Luther would become one of these after he was almost killed in a storm.
What is a Monk? (or Priest)
This is when the church called a court to deal with heretics.
What is an Inquisition?
He was known for his sculpture of David and painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
Who was Michelangelo?
In medieval Africa, a woman's value was judged by her ability to do this.
What is bear and raise children?
He developed the Scientific Method.
Who was Francis Bacon?
Martin Luther criticized the sale of these, which were releases from the punishment of sin.
What are Indulgences?
These two rulers of Spain believed that religious unity was necessary for political unity, and pursued a strict conformity to Catholicism
Who are Isabella and Ferdinand?
This is the country where the Renaissance started.
What is Italy?
In the 11th century, some African villages began to unite, initiating the development of these.
What are states?
He developed analytical geometry, which links both algebra & geometry
Who was Rene Descartes?
The event where Martin Luther refused to recant his writings to the Catholic Church.
What was the Diet of Worms?
____________________ was when secular rulers chose nominees to church offices instead of the pope.
What was lay investiture?
This was what a financial supporter of Renaissance artists was called.
What is a Patron?
These were extended family units that combined into larger communities, either matrilineal or patrilineal.
What were lineage groups?