7th grade Unit 6 Study Guide

Elizabeth I was a _____________ who ushered in the Tudor Golden Age in England.

• Catholic queen
• Protestant queen

From Ancient Greece until the Renaissance, what did most people believe about Earth's place in the universe?

• They believed our solar system was the center of the universe.
• They believed Earth was at the center of the universe.
• They believed there wasn't a center of the universe.
• They believed that the sun was at the center of the universe.

What was the most significant discovery that occurred as a result of Galileo's interest in the telescope?

• He earned a living by making telescopes for Venice merchants.
• He eventually saw that the planets revolved around the sun.
• He learned how to grind lenses and make his own telescopes.
• He discovered stars that nobody else had ever seen.

Galileo sought evidence that he would use______________.

• To confirm his beliefs
• For analysis

Galileo dropped two cannonballs of different weights to demonstrate that___________.

• They would land at about the same time.
• They would land at different times.

Which of these theories of elliptical orbits did Johannes Kepler establish?(choose 2)

• Planets closer to the sun move faster around the sun than planets far away from the sun.
• There is an exact relationship between a planet's distance from the sun and the amount of time it takes revolve around me it takes to revolve around the sun.takes to revolve around the sun.
• As planets get closer to the sun, the speed at which they travel increases.
• Planets farther from the sun have a more pronounced elliptical orbit than planets that are closer to the sun.

Why would Thomas Aquinas and a humanist during the Renaissance have disagreed with one another?

• Humanists believed a person needed only reason to get into heaven, whereas Aquinas believed you need both reason and faith.
• Aquinas believed a person needs both reason and faith for knowledge, whereas humanists said you need only reason.
• Aquinas believed certain aspects of life required both reason and faith, whereas humanists said all aspects of life require reason and faith.
• Humanists believed a person needs both reason and faith for knowledge, whereas Aquinas said you need only faith.

Thomas Aquinas's teachings and writings helped bridge the divide between humanism and ___________________.

• The Renaissance
• The Protestant Reformation
• Medieval beliefs
• Divinity

Thomas Aquinas's most famous work was _________________.

• Summa Theologica
• Romeo and Juilet
• The Last Supper
• David

Michelangelo famously painted several scenes from the Bible on a chapel at the Vatican. What was the chapel's name?

• The Hagia Sophia
• The Vatican
• The Sistine Chapel
• The Medici Chapel