Scientific Revolution

Which scientist first demonstrated that blood circulates throughout the human body continuously?

• Harvey

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Newton

Which of the following ancient Greeks created the concepts of astronomy which dominated the Middle Ages?

• Galileo

• Newton

• Copernicus

• Ptolemy

What does heliocentric mean?

• The earth is at the center of the universe

• The sun is at the center of the universe

• The earth rotates

• The earth has gravity

Who discovered the laws of gravity?

• Harvey

• Galileo

• Copernicus

• Newton

How did the Catholic Church influence the Scientific Revolution?

• They preserved ancient Greek and Roman texts

• They invented algebra

• They charged scientists with heresy

• They debated Muslim scientific ideas leading to the creation of scientific method

What is the scientific method?

• a procedure for scientists to follow when coming up with new scientific theories

• a period in the late 1500s in Europe when European thinkers created the scientific method

• the period in Europe from 1600-1800 that emphasized science and reason over religious tradition

• the belief that religion and science can coexist

Seventeenth-century scholars faced serious challenges to their scientific theories because their ideas

• were based on the Bible

• relied only on teachings from non-Christian cultures

• were not supported by scientific investigations

• contradicted traditional medieval European beliefs

Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?

• 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

Thinkers of the Scientific Revolution promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on

• emotions and feelings

• the experiences of past civilizations

• the teachings of the church

• experimentation and observation

The geocentric theory

• proposed the Moon was the center of the universe

• proposed the Sun was the center of the universe

• proposed the Earth was the center of the universe

• proposed the Sun was not a star