7.52 significance of the Scientific Revolution

What great thinker from the Scientific Revolution was responsible for developing diagram B?

• A. Copernicus

• B. Galileo

• C. Newton

• D. Ptolemy

How did the Scientific Method change European society?

• It provided a faith-based belief system.

• It provided the structure for democratic government.

• It provided proof for religious teachings.

• It provided a systematic way to find proof using reason.

The contributions of Sir Isaac Newton are most closely associated with what field?

• mathematics

• politics

• religion

• science

How did the works of early scientists influence later Enlightenment thinkers?

• Scientists’ works encouraged Enlightenment thinkers to use the scientific method in their works.

• Enlightenment thinkers used scientific principles in their later works.

• Scientists who used reason to examine the world inspired Enlightenment thinkers to examine politics.

• Enlightenment thinkers learned from scientists’ mistakes and avoided their methods.

In what way did the scientific method change European society in the 1600s?

• It created a system to find proof using reasoning.

• It created a system to find proof using religious faith.

• It created an economic system based on mercantilism.

• It created an economic system based on capitalism.

What is the name of this method?

• Catholic Method

• Market Method

• Mercantilist Method

• Scientific Method

Which historical figure developed the scientific method?

• A. Sir Francis Bacon

• B. Galileo Galilei

• C. Johannes Gutenberg

• D. William Tyndale

Which historical figure is best known for developing the Laws of Motion?

• John Calvin

• King Henry VIII

• John Locke

• Isaac Newton

Which philosopher coined the phrase, “I think; therefore, I am.”?

• Rene Descartes

• John Dewey

• Thomas Hobbes

• John Locke

How did Johannes Kepler’s astronomical discovery differ from the theories of Aristotle and Copernicus?

• He contradicted their theories regarding the moon’s phases.

• He stated that the planetary orbits were elliptical.

• He promoted the finding that the earth-sun distance remains constant.

• He stated that the planetary orbits were circular.