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SOTW Middle Ages
Chapters 37 and 38
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did most people believe was at the center of the universe? | Earth |
| What country was Nicholas Copernicus from | Poland |
| The idea that the Earth was the center of the universe came from whom? | Egyptian astronomer Ptolemy |
| Who was called Father of Astronomy? | Copernicus |
| What country was Galileo Galilei from? | Italy |
| What is the study of the stars called? | astonomy |
| Who is called the Father of Modern Physics? | Einstein |
| According to Copernicus, the planets all revolved around what? | sun |
| Why is Galileo considered a modern scientist? | He tested his theories by experiments |
| What was Galileo's nickname in school? | Arguer |
| What did Galileo spend a lot of time doing? | Figuring out how things worked |
| What force did Galileo study after watching a chandellier? | gravity |
| What does a star map show? | location of each start at different times of the year |
| What invention did Galileo improve? | telescope |
| Why was Galileo afraid to publish his theories? | He was afraid the Catholic leaders would not approve that the earth revolved around the sun. |
| What happened the same year that the book, On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, was published? | Copernicus died. |
| Whose theory did Galileo believe could be true? | Copernicus's |
| Who was nicknamed Good Queen Beth? | Elizabeth |
| Who was nicknamed Bloody Mary? | Mary |
| What is the name given to English rulers? | Parliament |
| Who was the father of Mary and Elizabeth? | Henry VIII |
| How old was Edward VI when he became king? | nine |
| What was strange about the new ruler after Edward VI died? | No woman every ruled |
| When Mary was queen, how did she treat her sister? | She imprisoned her in the Tower of London |
| What is the name of time that Elizabeth reigned? | Elizabethan Age |
| Why was Mary so unpopular? | She was so cruel |
| List some of Elizabeth's accomplishments as queen | Made alliances; sent out explorers, defended England against invaders |
| What did people want Elizabeth do when the became queen? | Marry; possibly Prince Philip (Mary's husband) |
| How was Elizabeth a different ruler? | She didn't make them choose a religion. |
| When Elizabeth was born, what was taken away from Mary? | The title Princess of Wales and all the comforts of life. |
| How did the people respond when Queen Mary died? | They celebrated in the streets. |
| How many years did Elizabeth reign? | 45 years |
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