The Scientific Revolution & Age of Exploration

Where did the Scientific Revolution begin?

• Italy

• England

• Germany

• Spain

Which ancient society used reason to try and discover the laws that controlled the universe?

• The Romans

• The Muslims

• The Jews

• The Greeks

The thought that knowledge is gained by using reason is called...

• Philosophy

• Thoughtfulness

• Rationalism

• Relinquishing

During the 1200's, European scholars blended rationalism with...

• Ancient knowledge

• New ways of thinking

• Christian beliefs

• Muslim beliefs

Both the Greeks, and early Christian thinkers believed that the sun was the center of the solar system.

• True

• False

Which man discovered that the sun was the center of the solar system?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Which man used mathematics to prove Copernicus's theory was correct?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Which man was condemned to house arrest for the remainder of his life after publishing his findings about the solar system?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Galileo believed that heavier objects fell faster than lighter objects.

• True

• False

Which man discovered and named the force of gravity?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus