Scientific Revolution - Review

Galileo Galilei and Sir Issac Newton are most closely associated with

• conducting investigative experiments

• leading political revolutions

• initiating religious reforms

• engaging in foreign conquests

Which statement best expresses the ideas of the Scientific Revolution? *

• Religious authorities are responsible for understanding and interpreting new information

• Superstition and magic are important aspects of the natural world

• Scientific ideas should be made to conform with existing thought systems

• People should use reason and experimentation to draw scientific conclusions

The scientific theories developed by Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton resulted in

• a renewed interest in the writings of Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• confirmation of Darwin’s theory of evolution

• challenges to the traditional teachings of the Catholic Church

• support for the Earth-centered theory of the universe

The heliocentric model of the universe developed by Copernicus and Galileo was considered heresy during their lives because it

• linked astronomy to the teachings of Muhammad

• supported the world view of the ancient Greeks

• challenged the secular power of absolute monarchs

• conflicted with the official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the heliocentric theory became the centerpiece for debate between

• capitalism and communism

• joe and lunchbox

• science and religion

• isolationism and globalism

Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  

• That heaven did not exist
• That Earth revolved around the sun
• Against the law of gravity
• That the sun revolved around the Earth

According to Copernicus, the sun  

• Revolved around the earth
• Was the center of the Universe
• Was the biggest star
•  Had many moons

During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.

• Ptolemy
• Francis Bacon
• Isaac Newton
• Nicolaus Copernicus

The idea that the earth is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• solar
• sunny