Scientific Revolution

Which statement best explains how the Scientific Revolution changed ways of thinking?

• The Scientific Revolution changed people’s understanding of the world.

• The Scientific Revolution caused people to question their religious beliefs.

• The Scientific Revolution brought back ideas like humanism and realism.

• The Scientific Revolution resulted in a revival of classical ways of thinking.

In ancient Greece, Euclid contributed to a better understanding of

• biology

• chemistry

• mathematics

• technology

Scientists in ancient Greece believed that

• the study of science was connected to feeling and emotion.

• the study of science was connected to magic and mysticism.

• everything in the world could be explained by logic and reason.

• everything in the world could be explained by faith and religion.

Which statement describes the Greek philosopher Socrates?

• Socrates developed a theory about the universe.

• Socrates taught that reasoning was the way to truth

• Socrates wrote a book on the principles of geometry.

• Socrates built an advanced version of the astrolabe.

Who developed the geocentric theory?

• Aristotle

• Euclid

• Galileo

• Socrates

The geocentric theory states that the center of the universe is

• Earth

• the sun

• the moon

• Jupiter

During the Middle Ages, Islamic scholars made key advancements in

• astronomy, mathematics, medicine, and physics.

• astronomy, biology, geology, and medicine.

• biology, botany, mathematics, and physics.

• biology, botany, geology, and physics.

Which change occurred during the Renaissance?

• Islamic mathematicians developed algebra.

• Scholars revived an interest in classical ideas.

• Scientists used the astrolabe to map the stars.

• Greeks made early contributions to geometry.

How did the telescope help make the Scientific Revolution possible?

• It allowed scientists to discover astronomy as a new field of study.

• It allowed scientists to disprove the heliocentric theory and other ideas.

• It allowed scientists to observe objects in space in much greater detail.

• It allowed scientists to study the sun, moon, and stars for the first time.

Who proposed the heliocentric theory?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton