Midterm Part 4

In Europe prior to the Scientific Revolution, the Catholic Church taught the ______ view, meaning the Earth is the center of the universe:

Belief in reason and logic as a source of knowledge about the world is called:

• Mercantilism

• Capitalism

• Geocentrism

• Rationalism

Copernicus developed the ______ view, meaning the Earth is NOT the center of the universe.

Which Catholic scientist was accused of heresy?

• Hobbes

• Shaw

• Galileo

• Newton

Galileo's discoveries were in conflict with the teachings of the Catholic Church. What was the response by church leaders to Galileo?

• They warned Galileo not to teach Copernican theory.

• They accused Galileo of heresy and tried to silence him.

• They told him he was not allowed to write more about his astronomical discoveries; they also burned his books.

• All of the above

Francis Bacon is best known for developing the _____________, which is still used today.

The scientific method grew out of the belief that the world is best understood through:

• Imagination.

• direct observation.

Who’s known for their work on the 3 Laws of Motion and gravity?

• Voltaire

• Newton

• Copernicus

• Bacon

Rene Descartes is considered one of the fathers of modern philosophy. What was his “unshakable truth”?

• I think, therefore I am not.

• I think, therefore I am.

• The unexamined life is not worth living.

• Whereof one cannot speak, thereof one must be silent.

A ________ is a solution that a scientist proposes to solve a problem.