The Scientific Revolution

What era set the stage for intellectual growth in the sixteenth century?

• The Industrial Revolution

• The Scientific Revolution

• The Renaissance

• The Middle Ages

How did the Scientific Revolution impact industrialization?

• It slowed it down

• It had no impact

• It accelerated it

• It reversed it

What is the significance of Copernicus's work in the Scientific Revolution?

• It confirmed the Earth as the center of the universe.

• It suggested the Earth revolves around the sun.

• It was published in the 1700s.

• It was based on religious beliefs.

What inspired a string of revolutions in the Americas according to the text?

• Economic hardship

• Ideas of the Enlightenment

• Military conquest

• Religious movements

What does the text suggest about the role of emperors and rulers in history?

• They were always just

• They had a right to rule

• They were often challenged

• They were universally accepted

Which revolution is mentioned as having ideas similar to those of the Enlightenment?

• Russian Revolution

• French Revolution

• Chinese Revolution

What did the Industrial Revolution create a hunger for?

• Political power

• Raw materials and markets

• Religious reform

• Artistic expression

What was one of the bloodiest conflicts in human history mentioned in the text?

• World War II

• The Napoleonic Wars

• World War I

• The American Civil War

What does the text suggest about the relationship between technology and philosophy during the Industrial Revolution?

• Technology and philosophy advanced together

• Technology advanced, but philosophy did not

• Philosophy advanced, but technology did not

• Neither advanced significantly

What historical period is associated with the exertion of more control over people around the planet?

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Imperialism

• The Middle Ages

• The Enlightenment