What invention did the most to change the world during the time of the Renaissance?

A machine that could print books.

How did the Chinese make paper?

They soaked bark, straw or rags in water and pressed it into sheets.

When you observe something and try to draw conclusions from your observations, what kinds of thinking is that?

It is called scientific thinking.

How did people think they could find out answers to their questions during Renaissance?

They thought they could look at the world and study it to understand it.

How did the Renaissance change the way that people thought about the world?

People began to make new theories about what the world was like.

What did Orthodox scholars teach other men and women do?

They taught people how to read Greek writing.

What happened to reading, writing and learning after the fall of the Roman Empire?

People were busy fighting and staying alive, so there was no time for that

How did books help scientists.

They could read out what had been discovered.

England, Spain, France built strong armies so they did not need to worry about invasions. How did they spend their time?

They could spend their time reading, studying and thinking.

What are some kinds of books printed by William Caxton?

History books, poetry books, a book about how to play chess.

Before the printing press, how were books made?

Books were written by hand on animal skin parchment.

After the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, what did the Eastern Orthodox scholars take with them when they left?

They took scrolls written in Greek and/or the Bible.

How did books help out Christians?

They could read the Bible themselves instead of asking priests what it says

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1
What invention did the most to change the world during the time of the Renaissance?
Paper
A machine that could print books.
Antibiotics
Insulin
2
What do we call the time in history when the older Greek and Roman ideas were reborn?
Recovery
Romanticism
Rebirth
Renaissance
3
How did the Chinese make paper?
They thinned out animal skins and pressed them into sheets.
They melted sand and pressed it into sheets.
They soaked bark, straw or rags in water and pressed it into sheets.
They mixed lye with ashes and pressed it together into sheets.
4
When you observe something and try to draw conclusions from your observations, what kinds of thinking is that?
It is called scientific thinking.
It is called creative thinking.
It is called critical thinking.
It is called observational thinking.
5
How did people think they could find out answers to their questions during Renaissance?
They thought they could just have others tell them how things work.
They were not interested in discovering how the world works.
They thought they could look at the world and study it to understand it.
They thought they could form theories in their heads.
6
Who invented the printing press?
Thomas Edison
Johannes Gutenberg
Joanna Gutenberg
Isaac Newton
7
How did the Renaissance change the way that people thought about the world?
People began to make new theories about what the world was like.
People began to smarten up.
People began to homeschool their children.
People began to understand that the earth was not flat.
8
What did Orthodox scholars teach other men and women do?
They taught people how to farm.
They taught people how to read Greek writing.
They taught them how to cook.
They taught them mathematics.
9
What happened to reading, writing and learning after the fall of the Roman Empire?
People did not know how to read and write back then.
People were busy fighting and staying alive, so there was no time for that
People were avid learners and accumulated a lot of knowledge.
People were too lazy to learn, read and write.
10
How did books help scientists.
They could read out what had been discovered.
Books would make wonderful presents.
They stand up on a stack of them so they can reach the highest shelf.
They used books to light up fires and learn about thermal energy.
11
England, Spain, France built strong armies so they did not need to worry about invasions. How did they spend their time?
They were getting drunk as there was not much to do.
They were attacking neighbouring countries.
They could spend their time reading, studying and thinking.
They were looking for opportunities to acquire more land for themselves.
12
What are some kinds of books printed by William Caxton?
Novels poetry books, instruction manuals.
Picture books, the Bible, a book on archery.
History books, poetry books, a book about how to play chess.
Science books, history books, cosmology books.
13
How did the art change during Renaissance?
Art was short from Arthur.
Art was phenomenal.
Art was visual.
Art became more realistic.
14
Before the printing press, how were books made?
Books were written on tablets.
Books were transmitted orally from generation to generation.
Books were written by hand on animal skin parchment.
People didn't write any books before the printed press.
15
After the Ottomans conquered Constantinople, what did the Eastern Orthodox scholars take with them when they left?
They took with them their culture and traditions.
They took with them seeds of plants that were important for Constantinople.
They took all their clothes and belongings and also lots of treasure.
They took scrolls written in Greek and/or the Bible.
16
How did books help out Christians?
They could learn reading using a Bible.
They would now be able to give Bibles as gifts.
They could now dedicate more of their time to reading.
They could read the Bible themselves instead of asking priests what it says

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