WorksheetsScientific Revolution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 21mins
Which statement explains the role of Islam in the development of the Scientific Revolution?
Muslim scholars preserved the influential works of ancient Greek thinkers.
Muslim thinkers developed and perfected the modern scientific method.
Islamic rulers in Europe provided funding for scientific research and technological innovation.
Islamic artists developed geometric forms that influenced European thinkers to see the world differently.
People during the Scientific Revolution started to make conclusions based on?
Traditional ideas
Experimentation and Observation
The Scientific Revolution happened during the?
1500s and 1600s
1000s and 1200s
1340s and 1430s
The invention of the _______________________ helped spread old and new ideas
Printing Press
Microscope
Thermometer
Which of the following would be rooted in OLD Science
Relying on ancient authorities and church teachings
Relying on observation, experimentation, and scientific reasoning
Which of the following is NOT considered a root of the Scientific Revolution?
Medieval Europe
Ancient Romans
Muslim Scholars
Ancient Greeks
Who did not support the Scientific Revolution?
Aristotle
Bacon
Descartes
Catholic Church
What invention helped scientists spread their findings and ideas?
scientific method
printing press
telescope
astrolabe
Why didn't the Catholic Church support the Scientific Revolution?
They didn't like scientists
They would lose their authority
They were greedy
They needed more priests
Why didn't Medieval universities teach ancient Greek texts?
universities didn't teach anything against the church
there were no medieval universities
they did teach these texts
One reason medieval scholars didn't study ancient Greek, Roman or Muslim texts was
they didn't think the texts were valuable
they didn't know how to read Latin
the texts were reserved for priests only
the texts were reserved for kings only
