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What does the term "Renaissance" mean?
REBIRTH.
100
What tool is Galileo known for using?
Telescope.
100
William Harvey discovered what bodily function?
Circulation of the blood.
100
The Renaissance is the "rebirth" of CLASSICAL KNOWLEDGE of what two empires?
Greece and Rome.
100
What did Martin Luther post to kick off the Protestant Reformation?
95 Theses.
200
What movement focuses on worldly subjects (individuals) rather than religious subjects?
Humanism.
200
Johannes (JOHAAAAAAAAANNES!) is credited with discovering what scientific notion?
Planetary Motion.
200
Would you like 200 points?
YES.
200
Sir Isaac Newton... Why do we care?
He discovers the universal laws of gravity.
200
What are the two visual artists most important to the Renaissance? - HINT: The blue and orange ninja turtles.
Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
300
What three religions would have been found near the Middle East, or Holy Land, around 1500 C.E.?
Christianity, Islam, Judaism.
300
I believe that the sun is the center of the universe...
Nicolas Copernicus.
300
Which author wrote "The Praise of Folly" and was known for his intellectual ideas?
Erasmus.
300
What was John Calvin's fundamental belief called that stated your fate was decided before you were even born?
Predestination.
300
Which religion would you find mostly in Europe in the 1500's?
Christianity.
400
The Act of Supremacy gave which king the title, Head of the Church of England?
Henry VIII.
400
What religion dominated India?
Hinduism.
400
What religion is seen mostly in southeast Asia (China) around 1500 C.E.?
Buddhism.
400
What type of religion did scholars like Martin Luther or John Calvin start?
Protestantism.
400
Why did Henry VIII want to separate from the Catholic Church?
So he could annul his marriage from his first wife.
500
The Scientific Revolution applied reason to the human world, not just the natural world - TRUE or FALSE?
TRUE!
500
What are the two religions that would have shared space in Europe and the Middle East (especially the Holy Land) around 1500 C.E.?
Christianity and Judaism.
500
Name Four pioneers of the scientific revolution...
Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, Nicolas Copernicus, William Harvey.
500
What are three points that Martin Luther believed?
The Bible is the ultimate authority, the only way to salvation is faith alone, all humans are equal before God.
500
What religion would you find centered in northern Africa and the Middle East around 1500 C.E.?
Islam.