Why did Nicolaus Copernicus wait until late in his life to publish his theory of a heliocentric universe?

• He feared criticism from politicians.

• He risked punishment by Church officials.

• He had little money to hire a printer for his work.

• He needed to be sure of his mathematical calculations.

Which scientist's work is most closely associated with the scientific method?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Tycho Brahe

• René Descartes

• Isaac Newton

What does the heliocentric theory claim?

• The earth is in the center of the universe and all celestial bodies revolve around it.

• The sun is in the center of the universe and all celestial bodies revolve around it.

What does the geocentric theory claim?

• The earth is in the center of the universe and all celestial bodies revolve around it.

• The sun is in the center of the universe and all celestial bodies revolve around it.

Which scientist founded the principles of universal gravitation?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• René Descartes

How did the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution affect Europeans regarding religion?

• Europeans questioned their faith in religion.

• Europeans became less tolerant of other religions.

• Europeans began to explore mystical aspects of religion.

• Europeans began to understand the similarities between world religions.

How did Enlightenment philosophers view the status of women in European society?

• They wanted women to remain in their traditional roles as housekeepers.

• They believed the equality that they promoted should be extended to women.

• They believed that women should attend universities to learn how to be respectable.

• They wanted women to obtain a practical education to prepare them for employment.

Which statement explains the effect of Navigation Acts on American colonial commerce?

• The legislation limited American colonial commerce with Britain and its colonies.

• The laws increased American colonial commerce with Britain and other European nations.

• The legislation ruined the American colonial economy by forcing American colonists to trade with Britain

• The laws created an economic dependence of the American colonial economy with British commerce.

How did the French and Indian War change the relationship between the American colonies and Great Britain?

• The American colonists criticized an increase in taxation, and many considered separation from Great Britain.

• The American colonists believed the French to be good fighters, and many considered an alliance with France.

• Great Britain repealed the Navigation Acts, allowing colonists to trade more freely with France.

• Great Britain gave the American colonists more legislative freedom because of their loyalty during the war.

Which scientist created the idea that planets travel in elliptical orbits?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• Francis Bacon