Whereas the ancient Greeks and Romans thought the liver had a lot to do with producing blood that pooled in the body...

William Harvey proved the heart pumped blood in a circuit through the body

The economic theory of "laissez-faire" means ...

Governments should not interfere with markets and commerce

The Scientific Revolution and Enlightment...

Overlapped and complemented each other

Which one of these was one of Newton's ideas?

An invisible force of nature - gravity - pulls objects together

Descartes believed it was essential for people to ...

separate mind from matter to enable clear, rational thinking

Researchers during the Scientific Revolution...

began collaborating in groups to share ideas and findings with each other

Deism, like Voltaire believed, is best described as a supreme being...

creating the universe like a clock and letting it run without interfering

Diderot's production of the first encyclopedia was primarily to...

"change the general way of thinking"

During the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, secularism meant

religion not being the only source of knowledge

What is the geocentric model of the universe?

Everything revolves around the Earth

What is the Heliocentric model of the universe?

The Earth and the other planets orbit the sun

Voltaire's view on religion was mainly ...

toleration of all faiths; "all men are brothers under God"

These things contributed to the spread of ideas in the Enlightenment

More books were published, more people could read

Rationalism basically means

Human reason is the chief source of knowledge

When it came to Church authority, Galileo...

tried to use reason and evidence to prove discoveries to religious leaders

When it came to human anatomy, Andreas Vesalius ...

dissected bodies before audiences to show how humans are "put together"

What is the scientific method?

A step-by-step method for conducting research

Regarded as the first modern chemist, Boyle ...

pioneered controlled scientific experiments

Mary Wollstonecraft argued women must be treated equally because

Women possessed the ability to reason

Scientific Revolution thinkers and discoverers ...

No longer relied on religious authority, tradition, and ancient texts

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1
Who proved the known universe was heliocentric?
Isaac Newton
Johannes Kepler
Galileo
Tycho Brahe
2
Whereas the ancient Greeks and Romans thought the liver had a lot to do with producing blood that pooled in the body...
Vesalius believed the digestive system was much more important to health
William Harvey proved the heart pumped blood in a circuit through the body
Harvey and Vesalius thought blood was the most important of the four humors
Scientific Revolution researchers avoided looking into it due to religion
3
Antoine Lavoisier founded the law of conservation of mass
True
False
4
These were gatherings in French living rooms where people of different classes shared Enlightenment ideas.
Salons
Club meetings at the French Acedemy of Sciences
All-night literacy parties
Bible studies
5
The economic theory of "laissez-faire" means ...
Governments should not interfere with markets and commerce
Nobles and elites should not have to pay taxes
Monarchs can and should control supply and demand
Governments should tightly restrict free trade
6
A discovery in chemistry identied these two elements of water.
Yellow bile and phlegm
Mass and volume
Air and water
Hydrogen and Oxygen
7
The Scientific Revolution and Enlightment...
Overlapped and complemented each other
Totally separate movements that opposed each other
Came about because poor people demanded more rights
Resulted from monarchs and the Church wanting new ideas
8
Which one of these was one of Newton's ideas?
Planets move in elipses (ovals)
The Earth travels around the sun
An invisible force of nature - gravity - pulls objects together
The sun, moon, and other planets revolves around the Earth
9
Descartes believed it was essential for people to ...
first ensure their spiritual lives were in order before pursuing wisdom
separate mind from matter to enable clear, rational thinking
avoid wasting time by simply ... thinking
rely on their senses to figure out natural laws
10
Who theorized that planets move in elliptical orbits (ovals)?
Johannes Kepler
Galileo
Rene Descartes
Isaac Newton
11
Researchers during the Scientific Revolution...
kept to themselves and rarely interacted with one another
struggled to find the money and time needed to pursue their dreams
began collaborating in groups to share ideas and findings with each other
wanted to become famous by working for monarchs and Church authorities
12
Deism, like Voltaire believed, is best described as a supreme being...
creating the world in six days and rsting on the seventh day
occasionally causing miracles to make sure people believed in God
creating the universe like a clock and letting it run without interfering
giving monarchs the divine right to rule their subjects
13
Diderot's production of the first encyclopedia was primarily to...
Make a bunch of money by selling a lot of books
Win the approval of the French King and the Pope
Further ensure only the elites, nobles, and clergy had access to wisdom
"change the general way of thinking"
14
During the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment, secularism meant
returning to religious beliefs to explain things
disregarding any scientist who believed in God
religion not being the only source of knowledge
the complete rejection of religion in favor of science
15
Who was the main creator and chief promoter of the Scientific Method?
Galileo Galilei
Isaac Newton
Francis Bacon
Johannes Kepler
16
What is the geocentric model of the universe?
An invisible force (gravity) pulls objects together
Everything revolves around the Earth
Planets move in elipses
The Earth travels around the sun
17
What is the Heliocentric model of the universe?
The sun orbiting the planets
The Earth in the center with planets orbiting it
The Earth orbiting the sun
The Earth and the other planets orbit the sun
18
The American founders were heavily influenced by the writings of
Kepler and Copernicus
Newton and Voltaire
Locke and Montesquieu
Bacon and Descartes
19
Voltaire's view on religion was mainly ...
ban religious worship in the open, but tolerate it in the home
toleration of all faiths; "all men are brothers under God"
to have monarchs create a government religion to unify people
let religious groups fight for supremacy with the winner favired by God
20
Adam Smith thought that the role of government was all of the follwing EXCEPT___
Providing public works
Protecting society
Controlling the economy
Administering justice
21
These things contributed to the spread of ideas in the Enlightenment
Wealthy elites and nobles started public schools
Poor people demanded widespread literacy campaigns
More books were published, more people could read
Monarchs and the Church loosened restrictions on free speech
22
Rationalism basically means
Eliminating religion from science
Human reason is the chief source of knowledge
Respect for monarchies and religious authorities
Balancing being rational and irrational
23
Who invented calculus and discovered the properties of light and gravity?
Copernicus
Galileo
Newton
Catholic bishops
24
Who originated heliocentric theory?
Copernicus
Newton
Montesquieu
Bacon
25
When it came to Church authority, Galileo...
wanted to start a scientific revolution to overthrow organized religion
was secretive and avoided interacting with religious officials
tried to use reason and evidence to prove discoveries to religious leaders
thought it was necessary to confront and challenge religious leaders
26
What tool did Galileo improve and use to make observations?
Telescope
Microscope
Geometry
Compass
27
When it came to human anatomy, Andreas Vesalius ...
confused people because his writings were unclear and poorly illustrated
proved the ancient Greeks and Romans were right about human anatomy
dissected bodies before audiences to show how humans are "put together"
worked in secret to prevent people from thinking he was a ghoul
28
Which model of the universe did the Catholic Church support?
Divine authority
Evolution
Geocentric
Heliocentric
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What is the scientific method?
A step-by-step method for conducting research
A form of math used to explain objects in motion
A method to separate science from heresy
A way to balance Church teachings with science
30
Regarded as the first modern chemist, Boyle ...
jealously guarded his findings so he could become rich
pioneered controlled scientific experiments
believed the scientific discoveries proved religion was a waste of time
built upon the ancient belief of for elements - air, water, fire, and earth
31
Mary Wollstonecraft argued women must be treated equally because
It says so in the Bible
Women possessed the ability to reason
A queen could rule just as well as as a king
Their opinions were already being taken seriously
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Scientific Revolution thinkers and discoverers ...
Worked hand-in-hand with monarchs and the Church
No longer relied on religious authority, tradition, and ancient texts
Worked in secret and avoided contact with one another
Pledged to abandon religion once and for all

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