Age of Discovery

Which statement about the Scientific Revolution in Europe is accurate?

• Scientists questioned traditional beliefs about the universe.

• New ideas supported the geocentric view of the universe.

• The Bible was used to justify new scientific findings.

• The existence of natural laws was rejected.

What is the scientific method?

• The idea that the government should be based on the will of the people.

• A logical procedure for gathering and testing scientific data.

• The idea that monarchs get their power to rule from God.

• An instrument used to determine the direction of travel.

How did the set of ideas from the Scientific Revolution influence Europe?

• It gave Europeans a new way to verify civil liberties.

• It gave Europeans a new way to authenticate historical facts.

• It gave Europeans a new way to support the core beliefs of the church.

• It gave Europeans a new way to view humankind's place in the universe.

What did Copernicus propose?

• a geocentric view of the universe

• a heliocentric view of the universe

• that the planets move in elliptical patterns

• that governments exist to protect the rights of the people

What did Kepler use mathematical formulas to prove?

• the earth is round

• a heliocentric view of the universe.

• the planets move in elliptical patterns

• all matter is made up of four elements

What was the importance of Galileo's writing?

• He supported the geocentric theory using the telescope.

• He supported the heliocentric theory using the telescope.

• He supported Newton's theory of gravity using the telescope.

• He helped to bring in exploration with his development of the astrolabe.

Who forced Galileo to recant many of his ideas?

• Italian government

• English government

• the Catholic Church

• the absolute rulers of Europe

Which earlier work made Newton's scientific contributions possible?

• The research on population growth by Thomas Malthus.

• The use of the microscope to study cells by Robert Hooke.

• The theory of planetary motion developed by Johannes Kepler.

• The process for making stronger steel invented by Henry Bessemer.

Which theory would explain Newton's position of planetary motion?

• The planets move based on the angle of the earth's axis.

• The planets move based on a gravitational pull.

• The planets move based on a magnetic pull.

• The planets move based upon divine spirits.

What served as inspiration for exploration that began in the fifteenth century?

• Seeking new medicines after reading Ibn Sina's 'Canon of Medicine.'

• Spreading Christendom into holy lands after Europeans began reading the Bible.

• Seeking adventure after reading the account of Ibn Battuta trip to pre-colonial Africa.

• Seeking adventure after reading the journals of Marco Polo's account of the silk roads.