7-2.2: The Scientific Revolution

How did the Scientific Revolution impact the Catholic Church?

• It strengthened the Church by spreading its teachings across the world.

• It weakened the Church by providing a new religion.

• It weakened the Church by challenging its teachings.

• It strengthened the Church by providing evidence for its teachings.

How did the scientific method change European society in the 1600s?

• It created a system to find proof using reason.

• It created a system to find proof using religious faith.

• It created an economic system based on mercantilism.

• It created an economic system based on capitalism.

How did the Scientific Revolution of the 1600s change many scientists' views of the solar system?

• They began to believe that the earth was the center of the solar system.

• They began to believe that the moon revolved around the sun.

• They began to believe that the earth revolved around the sun.

• They began to believe that the moon was the center of the solar system.

How did Galileo Galilei provide evidence to support Copernicus' heliocentric theory?

• Galileo invented the astrolabe.

• Galileo proved that the earth was spherical.

• Galileo observed objects in space.

• Galileo proved that the earth spins on its axis.

Which scientist proved that this model of the solar system was false with his theory of gravity?

• Albert Einstein

• Charles Darwin

• Isaac Newton

• John Locke

Why were scientists like Galileo asked to recant their teachings or face excommunication during the Scientific Revolution?

• Their teachings questioned the need for any leaders.

• Their teachings supported the divine right of the monarchy.

• Their teachings challenged the beliefs of the Catholic Church.

• Their teachings rejected the use of unlimited governmental power.

How did the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution challenge the authority of the Catholic Church?

• They increased the average person's access to the Bible.

• They provided evidence that disproved some of the teachings of the Catholic Church.

• They used the Bible to produce scientific experiments,

• They took funding away from the Catholic Church.

Why did the ideas of the Scientific Revolution conflict with the teachings of the Catholic Church?

• The Scientific Revolution inspired people to believe in multiple gods.

• The Scientific Revolution encouraged people to accept things on faith.

• The Scientific Revolution convinced people to convert to Judaism.

• The Scientific Revolution encouraged people to use logic and reason.

How did philosophical thinking change during the Scientific Revolution of the 1600s?

• People refused to accept radical scientific ideas.

• People began to demand proof rather than trusting faith.

• People began to put more faith in religious theories.

• People took an interest in Eastern philosophies.

Which idea was promoted by both the thinkers of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment?

• Decisions and actions of the government should be based on past traditions.

• People should use reason and logic to understand the world.

• A strong military is necessary to keep society peaceful.

• Only God can grant an individual the authority to rule over others.