Enlightenment and Revolution

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

During the Scientific Revolution the heliocentric view of the universe was first proposed by __.

• Ptolemy
• Francis Bacon
• Isaac Newton
• Nicolaus Copernicus

The idea that the sun is the center of the universe is the ____________ theory.

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• solar
• sunny

_____________________ 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

Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?

• the heliocentric theory

• the scientific method

• the theory of scientifc rationalism

• law of universal gravitation

The English philosopher, statemen, and scientist who proposed the Scientific Method. He urged scientists to experiment before drawing conclusions

• Sir Francis Bacon

• Voltaire

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

Who proposed a mathematical system using REASON and LOGIC to find new truths through this type of scientific method.

• Bacon

• Newton

• Boyle

• Descartes

French philosopher, and mathematician that is famous for saying "I think, therefore I am"

• Galileo

• Rene Descartes

• Isaac Newton

• Francis Bacon

The “Founder of modern human anatomy”, ________ began dissecting human bodies to improve knowledge of anatomy.

• Galileo Galilei

• Antoni Van Leewenhoek

• Andreas Vesalius

• Robert Boyle

Edward Jenner succeeded in creating a vaccine against smallpox by injecting patients with material of which disease?

• Malaria

• Cow pox

• Yellow Fever

• Measles