Renaissance

Question 1

What does the word ‘renaissance’ mean?

Answer 1

The re-birth

Question 2

What ancient writings became popular again in this period?

Answer 2

Galen’s

Question 3

Name a famous artist from the period that drew life like drawings of the body.

Answer 3

Titian

Question 4

When was the printing press invented?

Answer 4

1440

Question 5

What was the royal society committed too?

Answer 5

The sciences

Question 6

When was the royal society set up?

Answer 6

1660

Question 7

Who set up the society and ironically was also bled to death during this period?

Answer 7

(Unsure) Charles the 2nd

Question 8

What is anatomy?

Answer 8

The study of the body

Question 9

What was the name of Vesalius’s book?

Answer 9

The fabric of the human body

Question 10

When was Vesalius’s book published?

Answer 10

1543

Question 11

What was dissection?

Answer 11

Cutting up and exploring human/animal bodies

Question 12

What was the difference between Galen and Vesalius’s dissections?

Answer 12

Galen dissected on animals

Question 13

What did Galen say about the Jaw bone?

Answer 13

That humans had 2 jaw bones when there’s only 1

Question 14

What did Vesalius prove about the holes in the septum?

Answer 14

He proved that their were no holes in The septum

Question 15

How many parts did Vesalius prove the breastbone had?

Answer 15

7

Question 16

Harvey’s book was published in 1628. What was it about?

Answer 16

It was an account on the motion of the heart and blood

Question 17

What did he discover allowed blood to flow in only one direction?

Answer 17

The heart

Question 18

When did the great plague hit London?

Answer 18

1665

Question 19

What was written on the doors of plague victims?

Answer 19

A cross with the phrase ‘Lord have mercy on us.’

Question 20

How many people were killed in the great plague?

Answer 20

70,000

Question 21

What was called the ‘kings evil’ ?

Answer 21

Scrofula/tuberculous