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Scientific Revolution & 2nd Agriculture Revolution

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Major events/movements leading up to the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Humanism

c)

Protestant Reformation

d)

Protestant Wars of Religion

2.

Two effects of the Protestant Wars of Region that lead to the Scientific Revolution?

a)

Great religious tolerance in Europe

b)

Less Religious toleration in Europe

c)

Weakened the church (religion in Europe)

d)

Strengthened the church (religion in Europe)

3.

The Scientific Revolution would see a shift away from the church (Biblical/Greco-Roman ideas) to

a)

religious extremism

b)

atheism

c)

science & reseaon

d)

romanticism

4.

Early scientist who studied all aspects of the physical world were called?

a)

Naturals

b)

Jacobins

c)

Natural Philosophers

d)

Philosophes

5.

The natural philosopher formulated 3 law of planetary motion. Planetary orbits are elliptical rather than circular.

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

Isaac Newton

6.

Italian scientist known for his work using telescopes and condemnation by the Spanish Inquisition.

a)

Nicolaus Copernicus

b)

Johannes Kepler

c)

Galileo

d)

Isaac Newton

7.

He is credited with the discovery of the circulation of blood (hear worked like a pump w/ veins & arteries).

a)

Sir Francis Bacon

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

William Harvey

8.

English natural philosopher who developed scientific belief in empiricism & experimentation.

a)

Sir Francis Bacon

b)

Rene Descartes

c)

Isaac Newton

d)

William Harvey

9.

A type of logic in which generalizations are based on a large number of specific observations.

a)

deductive

b)

inductive

10.

"I think there for I am" is an example of

a)

deductive reasoning

b)

inductive reasoning

11.

The Scientific Revolution lead to what in the Great Britain & the Low countries (Belgium & Netherlands)?

a)

Renaissance

b)

The Enlightenment

c)

Second Agricultural Revolution

d)

Industrial Revolution

12.

What acronym did we use in class to remember the success of the 2nd (or British) Agricultural Revolution?

a)

A.L.L. C.A.R.E.

b)

All S.E.T.

c)

T.R.A.P.

d)

N.A.F.O.

13.

Which are innovations of the 2nd (or British) Agricultural Revolution?

a)

Increase to a four field crop rotation.

b)

Selective breeding of plants & animals.

c)

Transition from the Common Method to the Enclosure Method.

d)

Improvements in technology like the seed press, moldboard plow, or portable threshing machine.

14.

What was the primary result of the 2nd (or British) Agriculture Revolution was?

a)

More potatoes for everyone

b)

Greater number of animals

c)

Population explosion

d)

Large scale industrialization