Social 8 - Chapter 4 - The Exchange of Ideas

When a person opposed the teachings of the church, it was known as

• Humanist approach

• Heresy

• The scientific method

• The Renaissance

The scientific method includes all of the following, except

• Forming & testing a hypothesis

• Identifying and asking questions about a problem

• Recording and analysing data

• Using emotions and personal values to make a conclusion

Most advances made during the Renaissance because of the scientific method were made in

• Astronomy

• Medicine

• Mathematics

• All of the above

Galileo was found guilty of heresy because of his discovery that

• the Earth is the centre of the universe

• planets travel in an elliptical orbit

• the Sun is the centre of the universe

Dissection of the human body was made legal during the Renaissance even though many felt it violated church laws

• True

• False

Many discoveries were made in mathematics using the scientific method during the Renaissance. As trade and commerce grew, mathematics became especially important for

• Serfs

• Nobles

• The church and clergy

• Essential members of the merchant class

Check all that apply.

Key concepts achieved in math during the Renaissance include

• Concept of zero (0)

• Perspective (3D)

• Decimal system (2.5)

• Summation (1+1)

Isabelle D'este became known as the "first lady of the world." Which BEST describes her style of leadership?

• Oppressive

• Compassionate

• Dictatorship

• Greedy

Which of the following is NOT a perspective of Niccolò Machiavelli

• People are greedy, ungrateful, and liars

• The "ends justify the means"

• A good leader should solely focus on the benefit of the state

• Leaders should use love over fear when ruling

During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the Catholic Church was the most powerful institution in Europe.

• True

• False