Question 1

Copernicus supported the heliocentric conception of the universe because

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A) as a Protestant, he felt free to interpret Scripture in a non-literal fashion. 
B) it earned him entrance into the Royal Academy of Science. 
C) it offered a simpler and more accurate explanation for the observed motions of heavenly bodies. 
D) he wanted to prove the theories of his patron, the prince of Parma 
E) he argued that the sun is the source of all energy on earth. 
A) as a Protestant, he felt free to interpret Scripture in a non-literal fashion. 
B) it earned him entrance into the Royal Academy of Science. 
C) it offered a simpler and more accurate explanation for the observed motions of heavenly bodies. 
D) he wanted to prove the theories of his patron, the prince of Parma 
E) he argued that the sun is the source of all energy on earth.

Question 2

Talk about:
-Pensées

Accepted Answer

"Pensées" is a collection of fragments o

Question 3

The Scientific Revolution was not a revolution that explosively changed and rapidly overthrew traditional authority, but its results were truly revolutionary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Benedict de Spinoza

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A) believed that humans were created separate from nature in order to rule the earth. 
B) claimed that God was not just the creator the universe; God was the universe. 
C) gained fame for his acceptance of Descartes's theory about the separation between mind and matter. 
D) rejected all forms of pantheistic belief. 
E) disagreed with the theory of a heliocentric universe. 
A) believed that humans were created separate from nature in order to rule the earth. 
B) claimed that God was not just the creator the universe; God was the universe. 
C) gained fame for his acceptance of Descartes's theory about the separation between mind and matter. 
D) rejected all forms of pantheistic belief. 
E) disagreed with the theory of a heliocentric universe.

Question 5

The French Academy differed from the English Royal Society in the former's

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A) abundant government support and control. 
B) publication of scientific journals. 
C) focus on theoretical work in mechanics and astronomy. 
D) belief that science should proceed along the lines of a cooperative venture. 
E) absence of government support and control. 
A) abundant government support and control. 
B) publication of scientific journals. 
C) focus on theoretical work in mechanics and astronomy. 
D) belief that science should proceed along the lines of a cooperative venture. 
E) absence of government support and control.

Question 6

Talk about:
-Ethics Demonstrated in the Geometrical Manner

Accepted Answer

Ethics demonstrated in a geometrical man

Question 7

Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries

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A) were resisted more in his own country, England, than in the rest of Europe. 
B) although readily accepted in his own country, were resisted on the continent. 
C) were modern in their removal of God from universal laws. 
D) were among the first to be printed in a language other than Latin. 
E) were condemned by the Church of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury. 
A) were resisted more in his own country, England, than in the rest of Europe. 
B) although readily accepted in his own country, were resisted on the continent. 
C) were modern in their removal of God from universal laws. 
D) were among the first to be printed in a language other than Latin. 
E) were condemned by the Church of England and the Archbishop of Canterbury.

Question 8

Johannes Kepler was the first astronomer to show that

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A) the planets are made of earth-like material. 
B) planetary orbits are elliptical. 
C) the stars are immensely far away. 
D) everything is an illusion. 
E) the moon orbits around the earth. 
A) the planets are made of earth-like material. 
B) planetary orbits are elliptical. 
C) the stars are immensely far away. 
D) everything is an illusion. 
E) the moon orbits around the earth.

Question 9

Talk about:
-William Harvey

Accepted Answer

William Harvey was an English physician

Question 10

Talk about:
-Johannes Kepler

Accepted Answer

Johannes Kepler was a German astronomer,

Question 11

Talk about:
-Aristotelian science

Accepted Answer

Aristotelian science refers to the scien

Question 12

Talk about:
-three laws of planetary motion

Accepted Answer

The three laws of planetary motion were

Question 13

Talk about:
-Philosophical Transactions

Accepted Answer

Philosophical Transactions is a scientif

Question 14

Descartes asserted that he would accept only those things that the Bible said were true.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Galileo's idea that a body in motion continues in motion unless deflected by an external force is called the principle of

Accepted Answer

A) planetary motion. 
B) gravity. 
C) displacement. 
D) universal mechanics. 
E) inertia. 
A) planetary motion. 
B) gravity. 
C) displacement. 
D) universal mechanics. 
E) inertia.

Question 16

Copernicus's major book was titled

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A) On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres . 
B) Novum Organum . 
C) Principia . 
D) On the Motion of the Heart and Blood . 
E) The Great Instauration . 
A) On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres . 
B) Novum Organum . 
C) Principia . 
D) On the Motion of the Heart and Blood . 
E) The Great Instauration .

Question 17

Unlike many Protestants, the Catholic Church did not denounce and condemn the theories of Copernicus until the works of Galileo appeared over seventy-five years later.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following created three laws of planetary motion that helped disprove the basic structure of the Ptolemaic system?

Accepted Answer

A) Johannes Kepler 
B) Tycho Brahe 
C) Nicolaus Copernicus 
D) Galileo 
E) Isaac Newton 
A) Johannes Kepler 
B) Tycho Brahe 
C) Nicolaus Copernicus 
D) Galileo 
E) Isaac Newton

Question 19

Science became an integral part of Western culture in the eighteenth century because

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A) people perceived it to be rationally superior to other belief systems. 
B) its mechanistic nature was popular with the lower classes. 
C) the victory of radical political groups throughout Europe encouraged freedom of expression. 
D) it offered a new means to make profits and maintain social order. 
E) it allowed an alternative religious belief system to that of Christianity. 
A) people perceived it to be rationally superior to other belief systems. 
B) its mechanistic nature was popular with the lower classes. 
C) the victory of radical political groups throughout Europe encouraged freedom of expression. 
D) it offered a new means to make profits and maintain social order. 
E) it allowed an alternative religious belief system to that of Christianity.

Question 20

Talk about:
-René Descartes

Accepted Answer

René Descartes was a French philosopher,

Copernicus supported the heliocentric conception of the universe because

Talk about: -Pensées

The Scientific Revolution was not a revolution that explosively changed and rapidly overthrew traditional authority, but its results were truly revolutionary.

Benedict de Spinoza

The French Academy differed from the English Royal Society in the former's

Talk about: -Ethics Demonstrated in the Geometrical Manner

Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries

Johannes Kepler was the first astronomer to show that

Talk about: -William Harvey

Talk about: -Johannes Kepler

Talk about: -Aristotelian science

Talk about: -three laws of planetary motion

Talk about: -Philosophical Transactions

Descartes asserted that he would accept only those things that the Bible said were true.

Galileo's idea that a body in motion continues in motion unless deflected by an external force is called the principle of

Copernicus's major book was titled

Unlike many Protestants, the Catholic Church did not denounce and condemn the theories of Copernicus until the works of Galileo appeared over seventy-five years later.

Which of the following created three laws of planetary motion that helped disprove the basic structure of the Ptolemaic system?

Science became an integral part of Western culture in the eighteenth century because

Talk about: -René Descartes

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

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Exam 16: Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

Copernicus supported the heliocentric conception of the universe because

Talk about: -Pensées

The Scientific Revolution was not a revolution that explosively changed and rapidly overthrew traditional authority, but its results were truly revolutionary.

Benedict de Spinoza

The French Academy differed from the English Royal Society in the former's

Talk about: -Ethics Demonstrated in the Geometrical Manner

Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries

Johannes Kepler was the first astronomer to show that

Talk about: -William Harvey

Talk about: -Johannes Kepler

Talk about: -Aristotelian science

Talk about: -three laws of planetary motion

Talk about: -Philosophical Transactions

Descartes asserted that he would accept only those things that the Bible said were true.

Galileo's idea that a body in motion continues in motion unless deflected by an external force is called the principle of

Copernicus's major book was titled

Unlike many Protestants, the Catholic Church did not denounce and condemn the theories of Copernicus until the works of Galileo appeared over seventy-five years later.

Which of the following created three laws of planetary motion that helped disprove the basic structure of the Ptolemaic system?

Science became an integral part of Western culture in the eighteenth century because

Talk about: -René Descartes

The Ancient Near East: the First Civilizations

The Ancient Near East: Peoples and Empires

The Civilization of the Greeks

The Hellenistic World

The Roman Republic

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity and the Emergence of the Medieval World

European Civilization in the Early Middle Ages, 750-1000

The Recovery and Growth of European Society in the High Middle Ages

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

The Later Middle Ages: Crisis and Disintegration in the Fourteenth Century

Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

Europe and the World: New Encounters, 1500-1800

State Building and the Search for Order in the Seventeenth Century

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