6 th 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.