They were probably called legends. not sure.
Celsius, people in Europe would use Celsius
Either the tropic of Capricorn or the tropic of Cancer but in the middle between them is the Equator.
One way in which humanism contributed to the Scientific Revolution was that "<span>Humanism inspired the idea that knowledge could be gained through the evidence provided by human senses and reasoning," since a great deal of focus was taken away from the Church during this time. </span>