Scientific Revolution, Exploration and China and Japan

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The new intellectual movement that stressed reason and thought

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Scientific Revolution

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Which idea was central to the Scientific Revolution? Options: The existence of natural laws was rejected. Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe. New ideas supported the geocentric theory of Ptolemy. The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.

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Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.

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Francis Bacon, Galileo and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on

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experimentation and observation

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The heliocentric theory was proposed by

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Copernicus

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Which statement best describes the effects of the works of Copernicus, Galilei, Newton and Descartes?

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The scientific method was used to solve problems.

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Isaac Newton explained the

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law of universal gravitation

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Why did the Catholic Church force Galileo to recant (take back) his findings?

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Galileo's writings challenged the Church's teachings.

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Which Scientist's research is considered to be the origin of the modern science of physiology?

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William Harvey

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In Medieval times, what was the main source of truth?

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Faith

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What significant invention did Galileo modernize and modify?

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Telescope