The Scientific Revolution Test Review

When did The Scientific Revolution take place?

• At the end of the Renaissance era and through the late 18th century

• At the end of the Renaissance era and through the late 19th century

• 17th Century

• After the Roman Empire

PRIOR to the Scientific Revolution, it was thought that the Earth was?

• Flat

• A mystery

• Geocentric. Earth at the center of the solar system

• Heliocentric. Sun at the center.

Andreas Vesalius was the author of?

• One of the first Poetry books

• One of the most influential books on human anatomy

• A famous theatre play

• Satire comics

Gottfried Leibniz refined the?

• Binary number system, the foundation of virtually all modern computer systems

• The telescope

• He refined how surgery was performed

• Plumbing

Galileo Galilei improved the?

• Phone

• Telescope

• Steam Engine

• Scientific Method

The Scientific Revolution was built on?

Answer explanation

It was built on the foundation of ancient Greek learning and science in the Middle Ages. The Scientific Revolution was characterized by an emphasis on abstract reasoning, quantitative thought, an understanding of how nature works, the view of nature as a machine, and the development of an experimental scientific method.

In 1543 Copernicus?

• tried to demonstrate that the sun was the center of the universe. Heliocentric

• Tried to demonstrate that the Earth was the center of the universe. Geocentric

• Flew the first plane

• Wrote a beautiful book filled with deep and symbolic poetry

Galileo was brought before the Church and charged with heresy because...

• He published a book agreeing with the heliocentric theory.
• He criticized the Pope because he wanted a divorce.
• He wanted to marry an English princess.
• He published a book about humanism. 

What place was the center of the Enlightenment?

• Italy 
• England 
• France 
• Spain

Who invented the use of stitches and ointment for infections?

• Anthony van Leeuwenhoek

• Robert Boyle

• William Harvey

• Ambroise Pare