1. 6 th grade white team

2.  Who is a scientist best known for theory on gravity?

3.  Sir Isaac Newton

4.  Who wrote plays with human emotions and feelings

5.  William Shakespeare

6.  Who was the first person to try to circumnavigate the world; his crew made it, but he did not

7.  Ferdinand Magellan

8.  Who was a patron of the arts in Florence, Italy?

9.  Lorenzo Medici

10.  Who was an artist, engineer, scientist, and inventor of the Renaissance?

11.  Leonardo da Vinci

12.  Who was the first person to sail around the southern tip of Africa and on to India?

13.  Vasco da Gama

14.  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.

15.  Galileo Galilei

16.  Who nailed the 95 Theses to the church door opposing corrupt church practices?

17.  Martin Luther

18.  Who developed the first movable type printing press?

19.  Johann Gutenberg

20.  Who was an English philosopher who thought that government should be a contract between a ruler and the people?

21.  John Locke

22.  What was the Renaissance?

23.  A period of change in thought, arts, and sciences

24.  How did the Renaissance art differ from medieval art?

25.  Renaissance art showed the importance of life on earth, not just religious life.

26.  The term “Renaissance” is French for what?

27.  Rebirth

28.  Where did the Renaissance start?

29.  Italy

30.  Which city was the heart (center) of the Renaissance movement in Europe?

31.  Florence

32.  During the Renaissance, many artists and writers became interested in what?

33.  Humanism

34.  Spain’s chief goal in the Americas was what?

35.  Wealth

36.  Which type of ship enabled the Voyages of Discovery to take place from Europe?

37.  Caravel

38.  What were Protestants?

39.  Protestants were Christians who broke with the Catholic Church over religious issues.

40.  Which nation was the first to claim large areas of land in the Americas?

41.  Spain

42.  At the time of the Enlightenment, most of Europe was ruled by who?

43.  Monarchs who believed in their divine right.

44.  Lorenzo Medici was a patron of the arts, which led to…

45.  The Renaissance starting in Florence, Italy.

46.  The printing press made print, books, and communication more available to the people, which led to…

47.  A more educated, informed, and literate society.

48.  Scientists used observation and logical thinking during this time, which started the…

49.  Scientific Revolution

50.  During the Scientific Revolution inventions such as the astrolabe, compass, and telescope were invented, which started…

51.  The Age of Exploration and the Voyages of Discovery.

52.  Following other major changes, people began reasoning about natural rights, which led to…

53.  Political and governmental changes during the Enlightenment.