The Age of Reason CP World History Test Study Guide

Which Greek geographer emphasized the geocentric theory?

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Newton

• Ptolemy

• Galileo

Who proposed the heliocentric theory?

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Newton

• Mercator

• Galileo

Which German astronomer said that the orbits of planets are elliptical?

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Newton

• Mercator

• Galileo

Which of the following is not credited to Isaac Newton?

• Use of the pendulum to measure time

• Invention of the reflecting telescope

• Laws of Gravitation

• Principia

Who established the use of chemicals to treat disease?

• Harvey

• Paracelsus

• Jenner

• Lavoisier

• Leeuwenhoek

Who discovered that the hear alone pumps blood?

• Harvey

• Paracelsus

• Jenner

• Lavoisier

• Leeuwenhoek

Boyle's law says that . . .

• the hear pumps blood through arteries and veins

• white light is composed of many colors

• increasing pressure on a gas reduces its volume

• matter cannot be created or destroyed

Who discovered the chemical substances of ammonia, oxygen, and carbon dioxide?

• Boyle

• Paracelsus

• Priestley

• Lavoisier

• Leeuwenhoek

Who devised a way to map the earth on a flat surface?

• Copernicus

• Paracelsus

• Mercator

• Lavoisier

• Leeuwenhoek

Which scientist greatly improved the microscope?

• Copernicus

• Paracelsus

• Mercator

• Lavoisier

• Leeuwenhoek