Question 1

Why did the idea that the earth and other planets were all circling around the sun upset theologians?

Accepted Answer

A) They believed the idea wasn't provable. 
B) It meant that mankind had a special place in the universe. 
C) They believed that the sun had always been at the center of the universe. 
D) They believed that it reduced the importance of mankind in the universe. 
E) They questioned the ability of the other planets to circle the sun. 
A) They believed the idea wasn't provable. 
B) It meant that mankind had a special place in the universe. 
C) They believed that the sun had always been at the center of the universe. 
D) They believed that it reduced the importance of mankind in the universe. 
E) They questioned the ability of the other planets to circle the sun.

Question 2

The Jansenists supported

Accepted Answer

A) the strict restriction of scientific investigation in France. 
B) the enforcement of ecclesiastical overview of all scientific publications. 
C) the refusal of all funds from the monarchy to support any scientific research. 
D) the process of scientific discovery and debate. 
E) the belief that all scientific investigation must be in line with Church teaching. 
A) the strict restriction of scientific investigation in France. 
B) the enforcement of ecclesiastical overview of all scientific publications. 
C) the refusal of all funds from the monarchy to support any scientific research. 
D) the process of scientific discovery and debate. 
E) the belief that all scientific investigation must be in line with Church teaching.

Question 3

Who discovered that the planets move in an elliptical orbit?

Accepted Answer

A) Brahe 
B) Kepler 
C) Copernicus 
D) Dante 
E) Bruno 
A) Brahe 
B) Kepler 
C) Copernicus 
D) Dante 
E) Bruno

Question 4

To encourage the wide dispersal of the scientific revolution,writings were often published in

Accepted Answer

A) Esperanto. 
B) Latin. 
C) vernacular languages. 
D) French. 
E) English. 
A) Esperanto. 
B) Latin. 
C) vernacular languages. 
D) French. 
E) English.

Question 5

Who used a telescope to see and understand the universe better?

Accepted Answer

A) Copernicus 
B) Ptolemy 
C) Bruno 
D) Brahe 
E) Galileo 
A) Copernicus 
B) Ptolemy 
C) Bruno 
D) Brahe 
E) Galileo

Question 6

Which early male philosopher believed that thought transcended gender differences?

Accepted Answer

A) Descartes 
B) Newton 
C) Leipzig 
D) Locke 
E) Bacon 
A) Descartes 
B) Newton 
C) Leipzig 
D) Locke 
E) Bacon

Question 7

Which ancient philosopher dominated the view of science in the medieval period?

Accepted Answer

A) Ptolemy 
B) Aristotle 
C) Plato 
D) Copernicus 
E) Galen 
A) Ptolemy 
B) Aristotle 
C) Plato 
D) Copernicus 
E) Galen

Why did the idea that the earth and other planets were all circling around the sun upset theologians?

The Jansenists supported

Who discovered that the planets move in an elliptical orbit?

To encourage the wide dispersal of the scientific revolution,writings were often published in

Who used a telescope to see and understand the universe better?

Which early male philosopher believed that thought transcended gender differences?

Which ancient philosopher dominated the view of science in the medieval period?

Medieval Legacies and Transforming Discoveries

The Renaissance

The Two Reformations

The Wars of Religion

The Rise of the Atlantic Economy: Spain and England

England and the Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century

The Age of Absolutism,16501720

Enlightened Thought and the Republic of Letters

Eighteenth-Century Economic and Social Change

Eighteenth-Century Dynastic Rivalries and Politics

The French Revolution

Napoleon and Europe

The Industrial Revolution

Liberal Challenges to Restoration Europe

The Revolutions of 1848

The Era of National Unification

Three Powers in the Age of Liberalism: Parliamentary Britain, Tsarist Russia, and Republican France

Rapid Industrialization and Its Challenges, 18701914

Political and Cultural Responses to a Rapidly Changing World

The Age of European Imperialism

The Great War

Revolutionary Russia and the Soviet Union

The Elusive Search for Stability in the 1920s

The Europe of Economic Depression and Dictatorship

World War Ii

Rebuilding Divided Europe

The Cold War and the End of European Empires

Transitions to Democracy and the Collapse of Communism

Global Challenges: the War Against Terror and the Uncertainties of a New Age

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Exam 8: The New Philosophy of Science

Why did the idea that the earth and other planets were all circling around the sun upset theologians?

The Jansenists supported

Who discovered that the planets move in an elliptical orbit?

To encourage the wide dispersal of the scientific revolution,writings were often published in

Who used a telescope to see and understand the universe better?

Which early male philosopher believed that thought transcended gender differences?

Which ancient philosopher dominated the view of science in the medieval period?

Medieval Legacies and Transforming Discoveries

The Renaissance

The Two Reformations

The Wars of Religion

The Rise of the Atlantic Economy: Spain and England

England and the Dutch Republic in the Seventeenth Century

The Age of Absolutism,16501720

Enlightened Thought and the Republic of Letters

Eighteenth-Century Economic and Social Change

Eighteenth-Century Dynastic Rivalries and Politics

The French Revolution

Napoleon and Europe

The Industrial Revolution

Liberal Challenges to Restoration Europe

The Revolutions of 1848

The Era of National Unification

Three Powers in the Age of Liberalism: Parliamentary Britain, Tsarist Russia, and Republican France

Rapid Industrialization and Its Challenges, 18701914

Political and Cultural Responses to a Rapidly Changing World

The Age of European Imperialism

The Great War

Revolutionary Russia and the Soviet Union

The Elusive Search for Stability in the 1920s

The Europe of Economic Depression and Dictatorship

World War Ii

Rebuilding Divided Europe

The Cold War and the End of European Empires

Transitions to Democracy and the Collapse of Communism

Global Challenges: the War Against Terror and the Uncertainties of a New Age

Filters