Unit 4: Absolutism, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment

Front

The English scientist Sir Isaac Newton is famous for the _________.

Back

laws of universal gravity

Front

The men in the list are associated with the __.
* Nicolaus Copernicus
* Johannes Kepler
* William Harvey

Back

Scientific Revolution

Front

Which individual is best described by the following list of accomplishments?
* Stated the laws of motion
* Discovered the law of gravity
* Invented calculus

Back

Isaac Newton

Front

Who discovered the circulation of the blood?

Back

William Harvey

Front

During what period of time did people change how they viewed the world due to a new emphasis on reasoned observation and expansion of knowledge? Options: Industrial Revolution, Renaissance, Scientific Revolution, Technological Revolution

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Scientific Revolution

Front

Galileo Galilei ____________________?

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Used telescope to support heliocentric theory

Front

Who was the German astronomer who proved that the planets move in oval paths called ellipses, not in circles?

Back

Johannes Kepler

Front

Which of the following describe the Scientific Method? Options: using math, experiments, and instruments to explain why things happened, using alchemy to change one substance into another, using the position of the stars to explain why things happened, using works of classical Greek and Roman thinkers to explain scientific mysteries

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using math, experiments, and instruments to explain why things happened

Front

Who developed the heliocentric theory?

Back

Nicolaus Copernicus

Front

Whose theory stated that the Sun, not the Earth, is the center of the universe?

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Nicolaus Copernicus