Leaders of the Scientific Revolution

What was the series of events that led to the birth of modern science known as? 

• Enlightenment 
• Scientific Revolution
• Renaissance
• Scientific Method

What were the cause(s) of the Scientific Revolution.

• Trade and Exploration lead to discoveries of new people and animals previously unknown to Europe.

• Problems with navigation lead to research to new navigational techniques.

• Scientists discovered their observations did not match classical ideas of Plato, Aristotle, Ptolemy, and Democritus.

• All of the above.

The theory that the Earth revolves around the sun which was developed by different astronomers including Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler.

• Geocentric Theory

• Heliocentric Theory

• The Law of the Pendulum

• Flat Earth Theory

Ptolemy's theory that the Earth is the center of the universe and was taught by the Catholic Church is known as the...

• Geocentric Theory

• Heliocentric Theory

• The Law of the Pendulum

• Flat Earth Theory

What result did the scientific method have on religious, political and cultural institutions?

• It encouraged monarchies

• It provided a logical procedure for testing ideas

• It supported church teachings

• It limited rights and freedoms of the citizens

Sir Francis Bacon developed the idea that things could be proven through observation.  What was this called? 

• Scientific Method
• Divine Right of Kings
• Geocentric view of the universe
• Humanism

Which of the following made it possible for scientists to practice direct observation?

• the printing press

• the telescope & microscope

• natural philosophers

• Greek thinkers

How did Andreas Vesalius make observations & accurately describe the organs & structure of the human body?

• By dissecting human bodies

• By digging up fossilized bones

• By looking in people's ears, eyes, & throats

• He didn't observe, he just got lucky

What did Galileo Improve?

• The astrolabe
• the stars
• The Telescope
• cat food.

Bacon, Galileo, & Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on experimentation & ________.

• observation
• guessing
• research
• what your friends say