The Scientific Revolution

What factor sparked the start of the Scientific Revolution?

• the increasing popularity of Niccolo Machiavelli's writings

• the renewed interest in religious texts from Ancient Greece

• the scientific investigations of Leonardo da Vinci

• the humanist thought that developed in Europe during the Renaissance

Which activity was central to the process of learning that was developed during the Scientific Revolution?

• explaining the past

• constructing laboratories

• analyzing government documents

• observing the physical universe

The work of which scientist was most strongly condemned by the Catholic Church?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

During the Scientific Revolution, European scientists focused their work on explaining

• the workings of the natural world

• the presence of the divine in nature

• the effects of society on the individual

• the workings of advanced technologies

Which accomplishment best replaces the question mark in the diagram?

• improved the telescope

• made discoveries in optics

• invented the balance scale

• proposed the heliocentric model

Which view was criticized most strongly by the thinkers who led the Scientific Revolution?

• The main reason to investigate nature is to bring improvements to human life.

• The ancient Greeks and Romans understood the world better than modern Europeans.

• The values and morals that should govern human life differ from one society to another.

• The Bible provides adequate answers to all of humanity's questions about the natural world.

According to Copernicus, the sun  

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

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

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

 _____________________ was an Italian astronomer who developed the telescope, which then confirmed Copernicus’ Heliocentric Theory 

• a. Isaac Newton
• b. Galileo Galilei 
• c. Adam Smith
• d. Dennis Diderot

During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami