Bell Ringer
What nickname did Elizabeth I earn due to her decision not to marry?
A) The Iron Lady
B) The Virgin Queen
C) Good Queen Bess
D) The Queen Mother
Who was a famous playwright during Elizabeth I’s reign?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Geoffrey Chaucer
C) John Milton
D) Charles Dickens
The Scientific Revolution began in the 1550s due in part to new ideas and questioning of authority that emerged during which period?
A) The Dark Ages
B) The Reformation
C) The Feudal Period
D) The Middle Ages
What impact did the Reformation have on European thought that helped lead to the Scientific Revolution?
A) It encouraged acceptance of all scientific teachings.
B) It led people to believe that science was unnecessary.
C) It inspired questioning of authority and traditional beliefs.
D) It prohibited the study of science in Europe.
Copernicus' heliocentric hypothesis proposed that the Earth and other planets revolve around the __________, not around Earth.
Copernicus’ theory laid the foundation for modern __________.