Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, Age of Revolutions

According to Copernicus, the sun  

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

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

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

• geocentric

• heliocentric

• earthcentric

• world's worst

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

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami 

A new way of thinking based on the observation of the natural world and the questioning of old ideas.

• scientific revolution

• geocentric theory

• catholic church

• social contract

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?  

•  By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
•  By reading classic literature
• By collecting samples of plant life
•  By forming new government ideas 

Renaissance humanism greatly influenced the Scientific Revolution. It held that beliefs based upon what a person observed and experienced were more valid than beliefs based upon

• religious teachings
• pagan philosophy
• the dignity of man
• a person’s nature

During the Middle Ages, BEFORE the Scientific Revolution, questions about the world were answered by?

• Ancient Scholars & the Church

• The King or Queen

• Ancient Scholars & Monarchs

• Monarchs & the Church

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

• how government affects the individual.
• Life
• advanced chemistry
• the workings of the natural world

What is the term for a "sun-centered" universe?

• Heresy
• heliocentric
• geocentric
• absolutism