The Scientific Revolution

The root word helio means

• Land

• Water

• Sun

• Earth

The root word geo means

• Sun

• Land

• Moon

• Water

The Heliocentric Theory is the belief that

• The moon is the center of the universe.

• The earth is the center of the universe.

• The sun is the center of the universe.

• Jupiter is the center of the universe.

The Geocentric Theory is the belief that

• The Moon is the center of the universe.

• The Earth is the center of the universe.

• The sun is the center of the universe.

• Jupiter is the center of the universe.

Johannes Kepler proved that the Heliocentric Theory was correct using

• The telescope

• The microscope

• The magnifying glass

The Geocentric Theory of the universe that the Catholic Church believed in was first proposed by ancient ________ philosophers.

• Greek

• Chinese

• Japanese

• Russian

_________ came up with the Heliocentric Theory.

• Isaac Newton

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Seventeenth-century scholars Galileo Galilei and René Descartes faced serious challenges to their scientific theories because their ideas

• were based on the Bible 

• contradicted traditional medieval European beliefs

• relied only on teachings from non-Christian cultures

• were not supported by scientific investigations

Which statement best describes the effects of the works of Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, and René Descartes?

• The acceptance of traditional authority was strengthened.

• The scientific method was used to solve problems.

• Funding to education was increased by the English government.

• Interest in Greek and Roman drama was renewed

One way in which the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment were similar is that they

• encouraged the spread of new ideas 

• strengthened traditional institutions 

• led to the Protestant Reformation 

• rejected Renaissance individualism