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Exploration & Scientific Revolution Review
Exploration & Scientific Revolution Review
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Review basic people and ideas of the Scientific Revolution
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Who first proposed the Heliocentric Theory?
Galileo Galilei
Nicholas Copernicus
Johannes Kepler
Isaac Newton
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What was a result of the scientific revolution?
Science explained through religious dogma
Mistrust in education
renewal of art and architecture
Belief in progress & the power of reason
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Why do we remember Johannes Kepler?
Proved planets orbited in oval pattern or ellipse
Observed & explained workings of human heart
First astronomer to use a telescope
Named an exploding star a supernova
4
You are going to the doctor because of high blood pressure. Which scientist impacted your Dr?
Galileo Galilei
Sir Isaac Newton
William Harvey
Nicolaus Copernicus
5
Pizzaro conquered _______________
Mexico
Brazil
Florida
The Incan Empire
6
Who said,
“ I think therefore I am.”
Francis Bacon
Mr. Leverett
Rene Descartes
Johannes Kepler
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The map describes______________
Columbian Exchange
Triangular Trade
Balance of Trade
American Passage
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Which is not a part of the Scientific Method?
Assumption
Analyze and Conclude
Experiment and Record Results
Hypothesis
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Based on the information on the table in which popular Mexican food would NOT have been possible prior to Columbus
chicken enchiladas
corn tortillas
hot cocoa
tomato salsa
10
In your chemistry class, you have to memorize at least 10 elements. The Father of Chemistry is___________
Johannes Kepler
Galileo
Robert Boyle
Sir Isaac Newton
11
What best describes the picture? (pick 2)
Geocentric Theory
Ptolemaic Theory
Heliocentric Theory
Copernican Theory
12
Prince Henry the Navigator was a__________
mapmaker
daring sea captain
conquistador
Patron of voyages of exploration
13
Explorers using the stars and planets to navigate was made easier by the:
lateen sail
caravel
astrolabe
rudder
14
What was the primary motivation behind European colonists importing massive numbers of slaves to the Americas?
They hoped to expand the scope of the Triangle Trade
They needed a labor supply for sugar & tobacco plantations
They wanted to achieve political independence
They required additional workers to explore for mineral resources
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What commercial development drove the demand for slave labor in the Americas?
gold mining
transatlantic shipping
cattle ranching
plantation agriculture
16
What theory best describes the picture?
Copernican Theory
Heliocentric Theory
Geocentric Theory
Socratic Method
17
Hernan Cortes conquered_________________
Incan Empire
Spain
Cuba
Mexico
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The encomienda system______________________
guaranteed fair treatment of native Americans
encouraged middle class Europeans to immigrate to Mexico
forced Native Americans to work for Spanish colonists
introduced new plants & animals to Europe
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What was a result of the African Diaspora?
African music spread to other continents
traditional African culture died
slavery in Africa died out
the slave trade was banned
20
Who explained the law of universal gravitation?
Tycho Brahe
Andreas Vesalius
Sir Isaac Newton
Galileo
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The Atlantic slave trade resulted in__________
higher standard of living for slaves
economic independence for Brazil
devastated West African societies
improved conditions on the Middle Passage
22
The Spanish colonization of Mexico sawa dramatic decline in the native population. This decline was primarily due to the
died of newly introduced diseases
were enslaved & shipped to South America
left the area to escape persecution
migrated to California to establish missions.
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What happened to Galileo when he supported the heliocentric theory?
He stood trial and placed under house arrest
He was given a university teaching post
He was rewarded with land and a title
He was executed by burning at the stake
