History, Inventions, and Art History Review Flashcards

Vocabulary practice flashcards generated from lecture screenshot notes on famous explorers, inventors, historical movements, and artistic works.

Leif Ericson

The first European mariner credited for sailing to the "New World."

Roald Amundsen

The person credited with being the first person to reach the South Pole.

Neil Armstrong

The first man to walk on the moon.

Yuri Alexseyevich

The first human in space.

Betrand Piccard and Brian Jones

Duo from Switzerland and Great Britain who were the first to balloon around without stopping or refueling in 1999.

Guglielmo Marconi

The person credited for inventing the wireless radio.

Galileo

The inventor of the thermometer.

George Eastman

The inventor of photographic film.

Samuel Colt

The inventor of the revolver around 1835.

Alfred Nobel

The inventor of dynamite.

Igor Sikorsky

The inventor of the helicopter in 1939.

Johannes Gutenbe

The inventor of the movable type printing press in 1450.

Alexander Graham

The inventor of the wired-line telephone in 1876.

Vladimir Zworykin

The inventor of television in the 1920s.

George Crum

The inventor of potato chips in 1853.

Michelangelo

The sculptor of Bacchus, Madonna of the Stairs, the Pieta, and David.

Art Deco

A design style characterized by the use of geometric shapes, chrome and black trim, rounded corners, and plastic ornamentation.

Art Nouveau

An art style characterized by organic motifs and highly-stylized, flowing curvilinear forms.

Surrealism

An art movement featuring the element of surprise, unexpected juxtapositions, and non-sequitur.

Neoclassicism

A movement in the late 18th century that tried to revive the art, literature, and culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans.

The Enlightenment

An intellectual movement in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries that placed supremacy on reason, logic, and scientific inquiry to study the relationships between God, nature, and man.

Richard Byrd

The first person to fly over the North Pole.

Edmund Hillary

The first person to climb to the top of Mount Everest.

Eli Whitney

The inventor of the cotton gin in 1793.

Sir John Harringtor

The inventor of the flushing toilet in 1591.

Gottlieb Daimler

The builder of the first four-wheeled automobile in 1886.

Albert Michelson

The scientist who determined the exact speed of light in 1879.

Thermometer

Scientific device invented by Galileo.

Photographic Film

Material invented by George Eastman.

Revolver

Firearm invented around 1835 by Samuel Colt.

Dynamite

Explosive substance invented by Alfred Nobel.

Helicopter

Aircraft invented in 1939 by Igor Sikorsky.

Movable Type Printing Press

Printing technology invented in 1450 by Johannes Gutenbe.

Wired-Line Telephone

Communication device invented in 1876 by Alexander Graham.

Television

Visual media invention created in the 1920s by Vladimir Zworykin.

Potato Chips

Snack food invented in 1853 by George Crum.

Bacchus

Sculpture created by Michelangelo, listed alongside Madonna of the Stairs, the Pieta, and David.

Madonna of the Stairs

Sculpture created by Michelangelo, listed alongside Bacchus, the Pieta, and David.

The Pieta

Sculpture created by Michelangelo, listed alongside Bacchus, Madonna of the Stairs, and David.

David

Sculpture created by Michelangelo, listed alongside Bacchus, Madonna of the Stairs, and the Pieta.

Cotton Gin

Agricultural machine invented in 1793 by Eli Whitney.

Flushing Toilet

Sanitation invention created in 1591 by Sir John Harringtor.

Four-Wheeled Automobile

Vehicle first constructed in 1886 by Gottlieb Daimler.

Speed of Light

Physical property whose exact value was determined in 1879 by Albert Michelson.