Global 10 Slideshow Review

What does the term "Scientific Revolution" refer to?

• The period when art and literature flourished.

• The age when science developed in many fields, particularly astronomy and physics.

• The time when industrialization began.

• The era of major political revolutions.

Which institution often clashed with the ideas of the Scientific Revolution?

• The monarchy

• The military

• The Church

• The universities

Which scientist disproved the Ptolemaic system with the concept of heliocentricity?

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Newton

• Copernicus

Who proved the elliptical orbits of planets?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Newton

Which scientist invented the telescope and observed four moons of Jupiter?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Newton

Who created the laws of gravitation and calculus?

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Kepler

• Newton

Which method involves moving from general premises to a specific conclusion?

• Inductive method

• Deductive method

• Systematic Doubt

• Dualism

Who urged the use of the inductive method in science?

• Rene Descartes

• Isaac Newton

• Francis Bacon

• Galileo Galilei

Who overthrew the unelected parliament in 1653?

• King Charles I

• Oliver Cromwell

• William of Orange

• George Monck

What event followed Cromwell's death?

• The Glorious Revolution

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Restoration of Stuart rule

• The signing of the Magna Carta