Renaissance and Scientific Revolution

Question 1

What 1440 invention made books cheaper, and therefore allowed ideas to spread quickly?

Accepted Answer

the printing press

Question 2

Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo all supported what view?

Accepted Answer

Heliocentric model-the Sun is the center of the solar system

Question 3

What art technique was first introduced during this time period?

Accepted Answer

Perspective

Question 4

How did Venice gain its wealth?

Accepted Answer

Trade

Question 5

Who invented the printing press?

Accepted Answer

Johann Gutenberg

Question 6

Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo are all known for their

Accepted Answer

art

Question 7

The rationalism of Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes helped to create the

Accepted Answer

Scientific Method

Question 8

an intellectual movement of the Renaissance that focused on education and the classics

Accepted Answer

humanism

Question 9

Isaac Newton is best known for his theory of

Accepted Answer

gravity

Question 10

What does the word Renaissance mean?

Accepted Answer

Rebirth

Question 11

Why was the heliocentric model of the universe controversial?

Accepted Answer

It disproved the Church's geocentric model

Question 12

What factor allowed the Renaissance to begin in Italian City States?

Accepted Answer

Trade

Question 13

Who were the Medici?

Accepted Answer

A wealthy merchant/banking family who ruled Florence

Question 14

What cultures were those involved in the Renaissance trying to revive?

Accepted Answer

Ancient Greek and Romans

Question 15

One thing that all the thinkers of the Renaissance & the Scientific Revolution have in common

Accepted Answer

curiosity and innovation

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