Scientific 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

According to Copernicus, the sun  

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

The Scientific Revolution challenged many medieval ideas about science. All of the following were astronomers during the Scientific Revolution except __.

• Nicolaus Copernicus
• Ptolemy
• Galileo Galilei
• Johannes Kepler

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

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• earthcentric
• world's worst

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

• geocentric
• heliocentric
• solar
• sunny

What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  

• That Jupiter had four moons
• That the planets revolved around the earth 
• That the sun was the biggest star
• That the planets move in eliptical (oval shaped) orbits around the sun

 _____________________ 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

How did Medieval "natural philosophers" gain their scientific knowledge?

• They relied on ancient writers, especially Aristotle.

• They made observations of nature.

• They used their imaginations.

• They relied on the Bible & the teachings of the Catholic Church.

Newton's universal law of gravitation was important because...

• it could explain all the motion in the universe.

• it used the most modern technology.

• it empowered people to build anti-gravity flying machines.

• it proved that God did not really exist.

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