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WorksheetsLeaders of the Scientific Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 5mins
What were the cause(s) of the Scientific Revolution.
Trade and Exploration lead to discoveries of new people and animals previously unknown to Europe.
Problems with navigation lead to research to new navigational techniques.
Scientists discovered their observations did not match classical ideas of Plato, Aristotle, Ptolemy, and Democritus.
All of the above.
The theory that the Earth revolves around the sun which was developed by different astronomers including Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler.
Geocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory
The Law of the Pendulum
Flat Earth Theory
Ptolemy's theory that the Earth is the center of the universe and was taught by the Catholic Church is known as the...
Geocentric Theory
Heliocentric Theory
The Law of the Pendulum
Flat Earth Theory
What result did the scientific method have on religious, political and cultural institutions?
It encouraged monarchies
It provided a logical procedure for testing ideas
It supported church teachings
It limited rights and freedoms of the citizens
Which of the following made it possible for scientists to practice direct observation?
the printing press
the telescope & microscope
natural philosophers
Greek thinkers
How did Andreas Vesalius make observations & accurately describe the organs & structure of the human body?
By dissecting human bodies
By digging up fossilized bones
By looking in people's ears, eyes, & throats
He didn't observe, he just got lucky
Which scientist developed laws of motion?
Ptolemy
Copernicus
Galileo
Newton
What happened to Galileo because he would not renounce his beliefs?
Excommunicated
Charged with heresy
Put under house arrest
All of these
Edward Jenner utilized __________ to help eradicate smallpox.
Ingestion
Variolations
Vaccinations
Excavation
Who believe that knowledge should be doubted until proven to be true?
Sir Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
Evangelista Torricelli
Rene Descartes
