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science and explore
Thomas- Renaissance, science, and exploration
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is the German priest credited with starting the Reformation? | Martin Luther |
| What did Nicolaus Copernicus discover? | The planets moved around the sun in circular orbits. |
| Who developed the law of gravity? | Sir Isaac Newton |
| What was Ferdinand Magellan famous for? | His crew was the first to circumnavigate the globe. |
| What is the scientific revolution? | A series of events that led to the birth of modern science. |
| What is the scientific method? | a step-by-step method for performing experiments and other scientific research. |
| What does circumnavigate mean? | to go all the way around |
| What is the exchange of plants, animals, and ideas between the New World and the Old World known as? | The Columbian Exchange |
| What is it called when a government controls all economic activity in a country to make the government stronger and richer? | Mercantilism |
| What is it called when individuals decide what goods and services they will buy? | Market economy |
| What are explanations a scientist develops based on facts called? | Theories |
| Who was the first person to find a sea route to Asia? | Vasco de Gama |
| Who painted the roof of the Sistine Chapel? | Michelangelo |
| Who was the most famous playwright of the Renaissance? | William Shakespeare |
| Which artist was famous for making the Mona Lisa and The Last Supper? | Leonardo da Vinci |
| The effort to stop the spread of Protestantism and to reform the Catholic Church is known what? | the Catholic Reformation |
| What was the religious order that was created to serve the Pope? | Jesuits |
| Who was the Christian reformer, who taught about predestination, living good lives, and obeying God's laws? | John Calvin |
| Where did most enslaved people go to between 1500 and 1800? | the Americas |
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