What was the new way of thinking during this time period based upon?

experimentation and observation

Why did the church condemn Galileo?

his ideas challenged Christian teachings

What did the New Scientific Method NOT rely on?

authorities like Bible, Aristotle, or Ptolemy

What did Ptolemy teach and who agreed with him?

Earth was center of universe/ church

What did Descartes emphasize?

Human reasoning as the best road to understanding.

What was Galileo's response to the Inquisition?

He agreed to take back his findings

What did Galileo see through his telescope?

mountains on the moon and four moons around jupiter

What did English scholar William Harvey discover?

The way the heart serves as a pump to circulate blood.

A single force that keeps the planets in their orbit.

What was the historical change called the Scientific Revolution?

new way of thinking about the physical universe

What did Kepler calculate?

the orbits of the planets around the sun in an ellipse shape

Why did most experts reject Copernicus' theory?

knowledge had been based on classical thinkers

Who was Johannes Kepler?

German astronomer and mathematician

What did Copernicus propose in 1543?

heliocentric: sun-centered model of universe

what did Andreas Versalius publish?

Accurate detail of the human anatomy.

What did the Scientific Method rely on?

observation and experimentation

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1
What did Robert Boyle explain?
Chemical compounds.
The effects of temperature and pressure on gases.
all of the above.
Individual elements.
2
What was important abut Ambroise Pare?
Developed ointment to heal wounds.
All of the above.
Developed new way to close wounds with stitches.
Recognized importance of preventing infection.
3
What was the new way of thinking during this time period based upon?
experimentation and observation
experimentation and religion
religion and superstition
medicine and philosophy
4
Why did the church condemn Galileo?
his ideas scared them
he threatened them
his ideas challenged Christian teachings
5
What did Newton say about nature?
All of the above.
Nature follows religion.
Nature follows uniform laws.
Nature has no laws.
6
What did the New Scientific Method NOT rely on?
science and experimentation
authorities like Bible, Aristotle, or Ptolemy
observation and expiermentation
mathematics
7
Define hypothesis...
educated guess
the truth
results
practice
8
Who perfected the microscope?
Anthony Leeuwenhoek
Robert Boyle
Michael Jordan
Nicole Simenski
9
What did Ptolemy teach and who agreed with him?
Sun was center of universe/ church
Earth was center of universe/ no one
Sun was center of universe/ no one
Earth was center of universe/ church
10
What did Descartes emphasize?
Religious reasoning as the best road to understanding.
Human reasoning as the best road to understanding.
11
Who were the religious reformers inspired by?
Bible and Christian times
humanists
Renaissance artists
scientists
12
What was Galileo's response to the Inquisition?
He agreed to take back his findings
He stood strong in his beliefs and ideas
He told them to leave him alone
He ran away
13
What did Galileo see through his telescope?
mountains on the moon and four moons around jupiter
The Sun orbiting the Earth
Another universe
all of the above
14
What did English scholar William Harvey discover?
The way the heart serves as a pump to circulate blood.
The way the world circulates in an ellipse.
The way the brain functions.
All of the above.
15
What is gravity?
A single force that keeps the planets in their orbit.
none of the above.
A single force that allows you to float into space?
A single force that keeps planets in a circle.
16
What was the historical change called the Scientific Revolution?
people would perform experiments for fun
new way of thinking about the physical universe
a new way of thinking about just the moon
where people would revolt about science
17
What did Kepler calculate?
the orbits of the planets around the earth
the orbit of the earth going around the sun
the orbit of the sun going around mars
the orbits of the planets around the sun in an ellipse shape
18
Who did Galileo's observations support?
Copernicus
Classical thinkers
Bible
Ptolemy
19
Why did most experts reject Copernicus' theory?
knowledge had been based on people's guesses
knowledge had been based on classical thinkers
he seemed crazy
he was a liar
20
Who was Johannes Kepler?
German astronomer and mathematician
Classical thinker
Philosopher
English scientist
21
What is Descartes famous quote?
"I think therefore, I am not"
"I think"
"I think therefore, I am"
none of the above
22
What did Copernicus propose in 1543?
geocentric: earth was center of universe
geocentric: sun-centered model of universe
heliocentric: sun-centered model of universe
heliocentric: earth was center of universe
23
What branch of mathematics did Newton discover?
Calculus
Geometry
Algebra
Physics
24
what did Andreas Versalius publish?
None of the above.
Accurate detail of the universe.
Accurate detail of the moon.
Accurate detail of the human anatomy.
25
The Scientific Method. What are the steps?
State the problem, gather info, hypothesis.
Experiment, analyze data, state conclusion, repeat.
Ask a question
All of the above.
26
Who were the giants of the scientific revolution? What were they from?
none of the above
Bacon and Copernicus
Bacon and Egg-ewton
Bacon and Descartes
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What did the Scientific Method rely on?
math equations
ideas from the Bible and Aristotle or Ptolemy
observation and experimentation

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