Unit 9 Lesson 34.6 Science and Math

What was the humanist spirit?

• A belief in the power of science and mathematics
• A questioning of old ideas
• A belief in the importance of art
• A focus on ancient Greek and Roman texts

What did scientists begin to do during the Renaissance?

• Rely on old books and theories
• Question the importance of observation and experimentation
• Perform experiments and analyze the results using mathematics and logic
• Focus on ancient Greek and Roman texts

What did Leonardo da Vinci study?

• The history of art
• Anatomy, geometry, engineering, sound, motion, and architecture
• Ancient Greek and Roman texts
• The effects of the moon on Earth's tides

What was one of Leonardo da Vinci's many farsighted ideas?

• A focus on the importance of art
• An underwater diving suit
• A questioning of old ideas
• A belief in the power of ancient Greek and Roman texts

What did Girolamo Cardano do?

• Conducted important experiments about gravity
• Designed bridges, weapons, and many other machines
• Solved complex equations in algebra and did pioneering work in probability
• Built the first telescope used to look into space

What did Galileo Galilei prove about gravity?

• A heavier object falls faster than a lighter object
• Gravity does not exist
• A heavier object and a lighter object fall at the same rate
• A lighter object falls faster than a heavier object

What did Galileo Galilei discover with his telescope?

• The existence of black holes
• The shape of the Earth
• Sunspots and the moons of the planet Jupiter
• The existence of life on other planets

What did scientists rely on before the Renaissance?

• Ideas in ancient Greek and Roman texts
• Observation and experimentation
• Mathematics and logic
• Artistic intuition

What did Leonardo da Vinci refuse to accept?

• Anything as true until he had proved it himself
• Anything that was not related to science
• Anything that was not related to art
• Anything that contradicted ancient Greek and Roman texts

What did Galileo Galilei emphasize?

• Ancient Greek and Roman texts
• Artistic intuition
• Mathematics and logic
• Observation and experimentation