Unit 7: The Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, & Age of Revo

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

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

During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

• King
• Family
• Church
• Sir Salami 

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

Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?

• the heliocentric theory
• the scientific method
• the theory of scientifc rationalism
• the theory of universal gravitation

[p1] Which of the following made it possible for scientists to practice direct observation?

• the printing press

• the telescope & microscope

• natural philosophers

• Greek thinkers

[p8] Read the primary source attached to these paragraphs (by Rene Descartes, from "Discourse on Method"). What is the first principle of Descartes' philosophy

• Doubt

• Observations with precise instruments

• "I think, therefore, I am."

• Truth