Who discovered bacteria, which proved that they caused infectious diseases, and developed the pasteurization process?

• Louis Pasteur

• William Harvey

• Edward Jenner

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Who developed a smallpox vaccine?

• Edward Jenner

• William Harvey

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo

Who discovered the circulation of blood through the body and that it originated in the heart?

• William Harvey

• Sir Thomas Moore

• Galileo

• Nicolaus Copernicus

Who forced Galileo to recant his views on the universe and kept him under house arrest for the rest of his life?

• Catholic Church

• Protestant Church

• Spanish Armada

• Sea Dogs

Who invented the thermometer, pendulum clock, and made improvements to the telescope?

• Galileo

• Newton

• Kepler

• Copernicus

Who invented calculus and formulated the laws of motion and the law of gravity?

• Newton

• Copernicus

• Bacon

• Kepler

Who proved that planets move in an elliptical orbit around the sun?

• Kepler

• Copernicus

• Newton

• Bacon

Who came up with the Heliocentric Theory, which stated that the sun is the center of the universe?

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

• Bacon

• Galileo

What subject played a fundamental role in scientific achievements during this time period?

• Mathematics

• English

• History

• PE

What was the name of the 1600s movement which used new technologies combined with innovative approaches to seek knowledge ultimately leading to a breakthrough in Western thought?

• Scientific Revolution

• Industrial Revolution

• Renaissance

• Reformation