Scientific Revolution

Based on the diagram, below which statement BEST describes the scientific method?

• Few scientists of the 15 - 17th centuries bothered with using the Scientfic Method

• it was based on authoritarian evidence as supported by the Church

• It was based on experimentation and reason

• it was based on authoritarian evidence as supported by the Church

Which scientists would support the illustration in the picture to the right?

• Copernicus and Galileo

• Ptolemy and Galileo

• Church leaders

• Copernicus and Ptolemy

Which historical period is most likely associated with these achievements?

• Pax Romana

• Age of Alexander the Great

• European Middle Ages

• Scientfic Revolution

The historical issue referred to in this question is the conflict between

• privileged upper classes and exploited lower classes

• 16th-century Protestants and Catholics

• city-states and nation-states

• established institutions and new ideas

The best explanation as to why Galileo made this statement is that he:

• was a strong supporter of Church doctrine

• feared that the Church might excommunicate him

• had lost faith in the teachings of science

• wanted to advance his ideas through the Church

The Catholic Church opposed the ideas of Galileo because his ideas:

• accepted traditional knowledge

• challenged the authority of the kings

• were copied from earlier scientists

• were against church teachings

Scientists like Galileo and Newton, believed that knowledge needed to be proven based on:

• Catholic interpretation of the Bible

• Observation & experimentation

• Greek & Roman philosophy

• the principles of Confucianism

Which of the following ancient Greeks set forth the concepts of astronomy which dominated the Middle Ages?

• Socrates

• Aristotle

• Ptolemy

• Galen

Which idea became a central belief of the Englightment?

• The use of reason would lead to human progress

• Mathematics could be used to solve all human problems

• The ancient Romans had the best form of the goverment

• People should give up their natural rights to their ruler

Which of the following phrases belongs in Step 5 in the chart titled "The Scientific Method"?

• Observe from the natural world

• Form a conclusion

• Answer the question

• Identify a problem