MWH - Unit 1 Part C1 - 6.1 Scientific Revolution
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- Q1Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based onEmotions and feelingsThe experiences of past civilizationsThe teachings of the Catholic ChurchExperimentation and observation30s
- Q2During the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment, one similarity in the work of many scientists and philosophers was that theyFavored an absolute monarchy as a way of improving economic conditionsReceived support from the Catholic ChurchExamined natural laws governing the universeRelied heavily on the ideas of medieval thinkers30s
- Q3Which statement best describes the effects of the works of Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, and René Descartes?Funding to education was increased by the English government.Interest in Greek and Roman drama was renewedThe scientific method was used to solve problems.The acceptance of traditional authority was strengthened.30s
- Q4Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?The existence of natural laws was rejected.New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy.Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.30s
- Q5Seventeenth-century scholars Galileo Galilei and René Descartes faced serious challenges to their scientific theories because their ideasWere based on the BibleWere not supported by scientific investigationsRelied only on teachings from non-Christian culturesContradicted traditional medieval European beliefs30s
- Q6Sir Isaac Newton, Galileo Galilei, and Johannes Kepler are all directly associated with theIndustrial RevolutionAgricultural RevolutionScientific RevolutionEnglish Revolution30s
- Q7Earth-centered theory of the universe…Geocentric theoryAristotle’s TheoryScientific methodHeliocentric theory30s
- Q8How does the Renaissance and Reformation help lead to the Scientific Revolution?People began to question tradition and authorityThe Catholic Church gained more powerPeople become more religiousPeople started to believe in feudalism30s
- Q9Which was NOT a major characteristic of the Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century?A widespread growth of knowledge among the general populationChallenged medieval superstition and general acceptance of Aristotle's theoriesGrowth of a learned society, such as the Royal Society of LondonA modern scientific method developed that stressed reason over tradition30s
- Q10In the scientific method, a hypothesis is aConclusion that should not be questioned.Possible explanation to be testedTruth that leads to understandingTruth known at the start of an inquiry30s