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Valji Chapter 16 - Spielvogel Euro (Scientific Revolution)
Valji Chapter 16 - Spielvogel Euro (Scientific Revolution)
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The philosophy of René Descartes...
stressed holistic universe of mind and matter devoid of God.
was condemned by the government of the Dutch Republic.
saw material world as a living thing in the human essence.
stressed a separation of mind and matter.
2
William Harvey's "On the Motion of the Heart and Blood" refuted the ideas of...
herbal healing.
the brain stem being disconnected from the brain.
the liver as the beginning point of the circulation of blood
the independent functioning of the lymph system.
3
Renaissance humanists' mastery of Greek made new works of which of the following available?
Galen.
Plato.
Archimedes.
All of these.
4
Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries...
were resisted more in his own country, than in the Europe.
were modern in their removal of God from universal laws.
although accepted in his country, were resisted elsewhere.
were some of the 1st to be printed in a vernacular language.
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Newton's major work was...
Principia.
Rules of Reasoning in Philosophy.
Utopia.
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.
6
Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that...
the planets obey the same laws as do objects on earth.
the earth is at the center of the solar system.
nothing can ever really be proven.
the moon orbits the sun.
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The first European to make systematic observations of the heavens by telescope was...
Copernicus.
Newton.
Galileo.
Kepler.
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Organized religions in the seventeenth century...
rejected discoveries that conflicted with Christian worldview.
contributed to scientific research through work in religion.
ignored science as a "toy for the minds of God's children."
rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept modern science
9
Johannes Kepler was the first astronomer to show that...
planetary orbits are elliptical.
the moon orbits around the earth.
the planets are made of earth-like material.
the stars are immensely far away.
10
What was the name of Descartes's book that expounded his theories about the universe?
Discourse on Method.
On the Fabric of the Human Body.
Two Natures.
Mind Over Matter.
11
Among the following, the individual who did NOT make new advances in 16th-18th centuires in medicine and chemistry is
Paracelsus.
Harvey.
Galen.
Vesalius.
12
Copernicus's major book was titled...
On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres.
On the Motion of the Heart and Blood.
Principia.
The Great Instauration.
13
Concerning Galileo and his ideas, the Catholic Church...
forced Galileo to recant them in a trial the Inquisition.
turned him over to the authorities of the HRE to be tortured
turned him over to the Papal Curia to serve as a secretary.
reluctantly agreed to his theories.
14
Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by...
making accurate observations of the planets.
working out the theory of inertia.
inventing the astrolabe.
calculating the distance to the sun.
15
"On the Fabric of the Human Body"...
contained theories on a universe advanced by Paracelsus.
was Andreas Vesalius's masterpiece on anatomical structure.
contained William Harvey's theories on blood circulation.
was Cavendish's theory of human dissection.
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The immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of Copernicus was...
apathy because his calculations contained numerous errors.
condemnation by Protestants; viewed it as against the Bible.
support in the form of a papal decree praising his thinking.
motivated by their educational and scientific achievements.
17
Which of the following created 3 laws of planetary motion that disproved the Ptolemaic system?
Isaac Newton.
Nicolaus Copernicus.
Tycho Brahe.
Johannes Kepler.
18
During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, female midwives...
began to receive recognition and training.
were newly organized into their own craft guilds.
gained great fame as birth became a female scientific job.
were replaced by men who studied anatomy.
19
Which one of the following comments best summarizes the impact of the Scientific Revolution?
Created new "earth" but had little impact on universal ideas
Slightly modified medieval, Aristotelian-Ptolemaic view.
Major turning point in pursuit of knowledge.
Created new "heaven" but had little impact on ideas of earth
20
The cosmological views of the Later Middle Ages held that what was the center of the universe?
The earth.
The moon.
The sun.
The epicycles.
21
Science became an integral part of Western culture in the eighteenth century because...
it offered a new means to make profits and maintain order.
people perceived it to be superior to other belief systems.
its mechanistic nature was popular with the lower classes.
it allowed an alternative religious belief to Christianity.
22
The greatest achievements in science during the 16th & 17th centuries came in what three areas?
engineering, physics, and dentistry
surgery, biology, and astronomy
astronomy, medicine, and mechanics.
biology, mechanics, and ballistics
23
The Inquisition found Galileo guilty of teaching condemned ideas and sentenced him...
to be burned at the stake.
to house arrest.
five years of hard labor in prison.
to serve as a galley slave on a Mediterranean shipping boat.
24
Descartes believed that the world could be understood by...
incorporating the mind with the body.
the same principles inherent in mathematical thinking.
mystical experiences.
quiet contemplation and following of the Scriptures.
25
The foundation of Francis Bacon's scientific method was built on...
inductive reasoning.
speculative reasoning.
triangulation
deductive reasoning.
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The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the querelles des femmes was to...
create differences between men&women to show men's dominance
dispel traditional myths of female inferiority.
allow women to enroll in most of Europe's universities.
increase the role of women in the child-bearing process.
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The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first...
fund-raising events for medical research.
regularly published scientific journals.
college departments for scientific study.
code of ethics for experimentation on humans and animals.
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Copernicus supported the heliocentric conception of the universe because...
it earned him entrance into the Royal Academy of Science.
it offers an accurate explanation for heavenly motions.
as a Protestant, he felt free to interpret Scripture.
he argued that the sun is the source of all energy on earth.
