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6th grade white team
Who
is a scientist best
known for theory on
gravity?
 Sir
Isaac Newton
 Who
wrote plays with human emotions and
feelings
 William
Shakespeare
 Who
was the first person to try to
circumnavigate the world; his crew made it,
but he did not
 Ferdinand
Magellan
 Who
was a patron of the arts in Florence,
Italy?
 Lorenzo
Medici
 Who
was an artist, engineer, scientist, and
inventor of the Renaissance?
 Leonardo
da Vinci
 Who
was the first person to sail around the
southern tip of Africa and on to India?
 Vasco
da Gama
 Who
was a scientist who supported the
theory that the Earth revolves around the
sun; he was jailed and forced to recant. He
improved the telescope.
 Galileo
Galilei
 Who
nailed the 95 Theses to the church door
opposing corrupt church practices?
 Martin
Luther
 Who
developed the first movable type
printing press?
 Johann
Gutenberg
 Who
was an English philosopher who thought
that government should be a contract
between a ruler and the people?
 John
Locke
 What
was the Renaissance?
A
period of change in thought, arts, and
sciences
 How
did the Renaissance art differ from
medieval art?
 Renaissance
art showed the importance of
life on earth, not just religious life.
 The
term “Renaissance” is French for what?
 Rebirth
 Where
did the Renaissance start?
 Italy
 Which
city was the heart (center) of the
Renaissance movement in Europe?
 Florence
 During
the Renaissance, many artists and
writers became interested in what?
 Humanism
 Spain’s
chief goal in the Americas was what?
 Wealth
 Which
type of ship enabled the Voyages of
Discovery to take place from Europe?
 Caravel
 What
were Protestants?
 Protestants
were Christians who broke with
the Catholic Church over religious issues.
 Which
nation was the first to claim large
areas of land in the Americas?
 Spain
 At
the time of the Enlightenment, most of
Europe was ruled by who?
 Monarchs
who believed in their divine right.
 Lorenzo
Medici was a patron of the arts,
which led to…
 The
Renaissance starting in Florence, Italy.
 The
printing press made print, books, and
communication more available to the people,
which led to…
A
more educated, informed, and literate
society.
 Scientists
used observation and logical
thinking during this time, which started the…
 Scientific
Revolution
 During
the Scientific Revolution inventions
such as the astrolabe, compass, and
telescope were invented, which started…
 The
Age of Exploration and the Voyages of
Discovery.
 Following
other major changes, people began
reasoning about natural rights, which led to…
 Political
and governmental changes during
the Enlightenment.