New Ideas 2025

What led to the Renaissance?

• Italian City states gaining wealth and spending it on art
  

• The Black Death led to new hobbies

• Random Chance

• All Europeans could read and write, then wanted to create art

Who supported the geocentric theory?

• Galileo's Cat

• Ptolemy

• Copernicus

• Galileo

According to Copernicus, the sun  

• Revolved around the earth
• Was the center of the Universe
• Was the biggest star
•  Had many moons

The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• earthcentric

• world's worst

 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 

• a. Isaac Newton
• b. Galileo Galilei 
• c. Adam Smith
• d. Dennis Diderot

During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami 

Which theory does this picture depict.

• Heliocentric

• Geocentric

• Solar

• Moon

What was the Protestant Reformation?

• An attempt to overthrow the Pope and replace him with a Pastor.

• An attempt to reform the Catholic practices that were considered corrupt.

• A call for Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land.

• An argument over leadership of the Catholic Church.

Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  

• That heaven did not exist

• That Earth revolved around the sun

• Against the law of gravity

• That the sun revolved around the Earth

Which Scientist published their theory of heliocentrism after they died?

• Isaac Newton

• Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler