The Renaissance - Scientific Advancements

The video explores the Renaissance era, highlighting key figures in literature and science, such as Sir Philip Sidney and Sir Francis Bacon. It delves into the scientific revolution with contributions from Copernicus, Brahe, Kepler, and Galileo, who challenged traditional views of the cosmos. The Inquisition's role in scientific inquiry is discussed, along with Newton's groundbreaking laws of motion. The video also covers advancements in medicine, including the invention of the microscope and the work of Vesalius in human anatomy.

Which Renaissance figure is known for defending critical ideas in 'The Defense of Poetry'?

• Galileo Galilei

• Sir Francis Bacon

• Sir Philip Sidney

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Who was responsible for the theory that the Earth revolves around the sun in ellipses?

• Galileo Galilei

• Tycho Brahe

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

What was Galileo Galilei forced to do after his discoveries?

• Reject his discoveries

• Flee to another country

• Join the church

• Continue his research in secret

What did recent scholarship reveal about the Inquisition?

• It was more tolerant than previously thought

• It was unique to the Catholic Church

• It was similar to Protestant institutions

• It was abolished during the Renaissance

What major scientific principle did Isaac Newton discover?

• The laws of gravity and motion

• The heliocentric model

• The theory of relativity

• The germ theory of disease

Which invention helped establish the connection between germs and diseases?

• The abacus

• The microscope

• The compass

• The telescope

Who was the first to dissect human cadavers for anatomical study?

• Isaac Newton

• Theophrastus von Hohenheim

• Andreas Vesalius

• Sir Francis Bacon