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- 2. An instrument used to measure changes in air pressure.
- 5. The artist responsible for the frescoes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling.
- 8. A method of using observation, experiments, and careful reasoning to gather information and test a hypothesis. (2 words)
- 11. A period between 1500–1800 marked by colder temperatures and food shortages. (3 words)
- 12. The rigid social hierarchy in India that Sikhism explicitly rejected to ensure the divine was open to everyone. (2 words)
- 17. The movement started by Martin Luther to reform the Catholic Church. (2 words)
- 18. A Renaissance belief system that valued personal freedom and individual interests.
- 19. A religion founded by Guru Nanak during the 16th century.
- 20. A belief or opinion that goes against official Church teachings.
- 21. The literal meaning of the word "Renaissance."
- 22. He wrote The Prince, a guide for rulers on how to keep power.
- 23. The Polish Astronomer who concluded that the Earth and planets revolve around the sun.
- 25. The instrument Galileo used to observe Jupiter’s moons.
- 26. The Renaissance saw a renewed interest in _________ antiquity (Ancient Greece and Rome).
- 27. The empire in India whose early rulers promoted "peace with all" but later faced rebellion from the Sikhs.
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- 1. The German astronomer who used math to prove the Earth revolves around the sun and discovered laws of planetary motion.
- 3. Payments made to the Church to reduce punishment for sins; criticized by Martin Luther.
- 4. The theory that knowledge is gained through experience and sensory observation.
- 6. A Church tribunal established to monitor and punish heresy.
- 7. The theory that the sun, not the earth, is the center of the universe.
- 9. The Italian scientist who was put under house arrest by the Church for supporting the heliocentric theory.
- 10. The scientist who developed the laws of motion and the theory of gravity.
- 13. Leonardo da Vinci’s world-famous portrait of a seated woman.
- 14. The belief that knowledge is gained primarily through logic and reason.
- 15. The architect who designed the massive masonry dome of the Florence Cathedral.
- 16. The invention that allowed ideas to be spread quickly and cheaply across Europe. (2 words)
- 24. The type of reasoning where one looks at specific facts to form a general rule.
- 28. Rulers who held most or all of a state’s power during the early modern period.
