Renaissance Scientific Inquiry

The changes during the Renaissance that caused natural philosophers to abandon their old views were _____

Renaissance humanists found out more about the various views of ancient thinkers through _____, which affected how they approached scientific study.

What was the Ptolemaic system?

• A geocentric model of the universe

• A heliocentric model of the universe

• A model of the solar system with elliptical orbits

• A model of the universe with multiple galaxies

Copernicus and Kepler disputed and disproved the Ptolemaic system by proposing _____.

How did Galileo’s ideas contribute to the abandonment of belief in the Ptolemaic system?

• By providing evidence for the heliocentric model

• By supporting the geocentric model

• By disproving the existence of planets

• By inventing the telescope

The Church was against the Copernicus theory because it contradicted _____.

Why was Newton’s universal law of gravitation important?

• It explained the motion of planets and objects on Earth.

• It disproved the existence of gravity.

• It was the first scientific theory ever proposed.

• It was only applicable to celestial bodies.

How did knowledge of the human body change in the sixteenth century?

• Through the invention of the microscope

• By the publication of detailed anatomical drawings

• Due to the discovery of X-rays

• With the development of germ theory

How did the invention of the microscope advance the study of biology?

• It allowed scientists to observe cells and microorganisms, leading to discoveries in cell theory and microbiology.

• It provided a way to measure the weight of biological specimens accurately.

• It enabled the development of new mathematical models for biological processes.

• It facilitated the transportation of biological samples across long distances.

Influences on Enlightenment thinkers included _______________ and his belief in a tabula rasa and _Hobbes____ and his idea of natural laws.