Chapter 9 Multiple Choice

Which country developed a large economic empire without a monarchy?153

• France

• England

• Germany

• Dutch Republic

Russia continued the process of developing a strong monarchy under the rule of 152

• Albert the Great.

• Catherine the Great.

• James II.

• Louis XIV.

Hippocrates was the Father of 156

• Astronomy.

• Chemistry.

• Medicine.

• Biology.

Who trusted only human reason as the path to truth? 162

• Descartes

• Boyle

• Harvey

• Locke

Who became the ruler of England after Cromwell's death? 154

• Catherine the Great

• Charles II

• Charles I

• William of Orange

Empiricism taught that people can find knowledge only through 163

• experience.

• the Bible.

• reasoning.

• history.

Which of the following men introduced Muslim documents to medieval universities? 157

• Lavoisier

• Albert the Great

• Vesalius

• Eratosthenes

Which one of the following men made significant contributions in the areas of physics, geography, and optics? 157

• Paracelsus

• Jenner

• Boyle

• Bacon

Which king was an absolute ruler and set an example for the rest of Europe? 152

• William of Orange

• Charles II

• James II

• Louis XIV

What Greek mathematician became the Father of Geometry? 156

• Eratosthenes

• Vesalius

• Euclid

• Hippocrates