Vocab
Feudalism
Plant Life Cycle
Seasons
The Renaissance
Mimicry & Camoflauge
100

This word means to deposit pollen.

Pollinate

100

In feudalism, these people were peasants who did much of the work for the King and his men.

Serfs

100

This occurs when the roots of a seed start to grow inside the shell.

Germination

100

When the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun, it is this season in the southern hemisphere.

Winter

100

Renaissance literally means this.

Rebirth

100

To mimic means to do this.

To copy

200

The degree or intensity of heat present in an object.

Temperature

200

This pandemic wiped out over 200 million Europeans in seven months.

The Black Plague
The Black Death
The Bubonic Plague

200

This refers to that little bit of green pushing up through the soil.

Seedling

200

The earth spins on this, which runs from "top" to "bottom."

Its axis

200

This invention allowed quicker written communication throughout Europe.

The printing press

200

The venomous Coral Snake is mimicked by these non-venomous snakes.

Milk Snake
Scarlet King Snake

300
The farthest point in an object's orbit around the sun.

Aphelion

300

This rebellion in 1381 resulted in King Richard abolishing serfdom and making the vassals pay higher wages to their workers.

The Wat Tyler Rebellion
The Peasants' Revolt

300

This is what makes leaves green.

Chlorophyll

300

In January the Earth will reach its perihelion which means it's at its ________ point to the sun.

Closest

300

This artist made realistic sculptures of the human body, and also painted the Mona Lisa.

Leonardo da Vinci

300

The Viceroy Butterfly mimics this other butterfly.

Monarch Butterfly

400

These were people who were ordained for religious duties.

Clergy

400

This is the name given to the time period in European history between antiquity and the Renaissance.

The Middle Ages
Medieval Period
The Dark Ages

400

This is the process of a plant converting sunlight and carbon dioxide into energy.

Photosynthesis

400
In the fall and spring, this hemisphere receives more of the sun's direct energy.

Neither.
(each gets about the same)

400

The Statue of David was created by this Renaissance artist.

Michelangelo

400

This is the process by which organisms adjust to new environments or to changes in their current environment.

Adaptation

500

If a person did something that went against orthodox -specifically Christian- religious doctrine, they were accused of committing this.

Heresy

500

A vassal was a person who owned this.

Land

500

Fertilization happens when the ovules are mixed with this substance from another plant.

Pollen

500

This is the imaginary line that divides the northern and southern hemispheres.

The equator

500

The Renaissance period ended with this religious event, established by the Council of Trent.

The Roman Inquisition

500

A Walking Stick employs this to blend into its woody surroundings, in an effort to avoid predators.

Camouflage