Question 1

Talk about:
-Andreas Vesalius

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Andreas Vesalius was a Belgian anatomist

Question 2

The foundation of Francis Bacon's scientific method was built on

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A) inductive reasoning. 
B) speculative reasoning. 
C) deductive reasoning. 
D) triangulation. 
E) alchemy. 
A) inductive reasoning. 
B) speculative reasoning. 
C) deductive reasoning. 
D) triangulation. 
E) alchemy.

Question 3

Concerning Galileo and his ideas, the Catholic Church

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A) reluctantly agreed to his theories. 
B) turned him over to the Papal Curia to serve as a principal secretary. 
C) allowed Galileo six months to change his mind, during which he escaped to England to continue his work. 
D) forced Galileo to recant them in a trial before the Inquisition. 
E) turned him over to the authorities of the Holy Roman Emperor to be tortured. 
A) reluctantly agreed to his theories. 
B) turned him over to the Papal Curia to serve as a principal secretary. 
C) allowed Galileo six months to change his mind, during which he escaped to England to continue his work. 
D) forced Galileo to recant them in a trial before the Inquisition. 
E) turned him over to the authorities of the Holy Roman Emperor to be tortured.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Galileo Galilei

Accepted Answer

Galileo Galilei was an Italian astronome

Question 5

Talk about:
-English Royal Society

Accepted Answer

The English Royal Society, also known as

Question 6

Talk about:
-Robert Boyle

Accepted Answer

Robert Boyle was an Irish natural philos

Question 7

Unlike Francis Bacon, who argued that humanity's powers were to be used to "conquer nature," Benedict de Spinoza claimed that nature does not exist for human domination because nature and the universe and humanity itself are all part of God.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

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A) conceded the accomplishments of science and separated theology from science proper. 
B) rejected scientific discoveries that conflicted with the Christian view of the world. 
C) contributed greatly to scientific research through work in cathedral schools. 
D) largely ignored science as merely a "toy for the minds of God's children." 
E) rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept the findings of modern science. 
A) conceded the accomplishments of science and separated theology from science proper. 
B) rejected scientific discoveries that conflicted with the Christian view of the world. 
C) contributed greatly to scientific research through work in cathedral schools. 
D) largely ignored science as merely a "toy for the minds of God's children." 
E) rapidly reoriented their theologies to accept the findings of modern science.

Question 9

The immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of Copernicus was

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A) condemnation, initially by Protestant leaders like Luther who condemned the discovery as contrary to their literal interpretation of the Bible. 
B) broad approval motivated by their now higher educational achievements and interest in the sciences. 
C) support in the form of a papal decree praising his innovative thinking. 
D) the calling of the Council of Dort by Protestants and Catholics to question the astronomer closely prior to trial for blasphemy. 
E) apathy because his calculations were revealed to contain numerous mathematical errors. 
A) condemnation, initially by Protestant leaders like Luther who condemned the discovery as contrary to their literal interpretation of the Bible. 
B) broad approval motivated by their now higher educational achievements and interest in the sciences. 
C) support in the form of a papal decree praising his innovative thinking. 
D) the calling of the Council of Dort by Protestants and Catholics to question the astronomer closely prior to trial for blasphemy. 
E) apathy because his calculations were revealed to contain numerous mathematical errors.

Question 10

Talk about:
-querelles des femmes

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The querelles des femmes, or "quarrels o

Question 11

Talk about:
-Journal des Savants

Accepted Answer

The Journal des Savants, established in

Question 12

Talk about:
-rationalism

Accepted Answer

Rationalism is a philosophical doctrine

Question 13

How did women contribute to the beginnings of modern science? How did male scientists view women and female scientists?

Accepted Answer

Women have made significant contribution

Question 14

Talk about:
-universal law of gravitation

Accepted Answer

The universal law of gravitation, formul

Question 15

Talk about:
-On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

Accepted Answer

"On the Motion of the Heart and Blood" i

Question 16

Maria Winkelmann

Accepted Answer

A) was an English aristocrat. 
B) was a German astronomer. 
C) became a member of the England's Royal Society for her scientific work. 
D) was the first woman named to a university teaching position. 
E) authored Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam ​. 
A) was an English aristocrat. 
B) was a German astronomer. 
C) became a member of the England's Royal Society for her scientific work. 
D) was the first woman named to a university teaching position. 
E) authored Metamorphosis of the Insects of Surinam ​.

Question 17

Why were seventeenth-century European intellectuals so intent on developing methods of study for entire bodies and specific fields of human knowledge? What did it mean then to become a methodical (or systematic)thinker or researcher?

Accepted Answer

Seventeenth-century European intellectua

Question 18

Talk about:
-Galileo and the Inquisition

Accepted Answer

Galileo and the Inquisition is a signifi

Question 19

Why is Descartes considered "the founder of modern rationalism," and how and why did rationalism influence the Western view of humankind?

Accepted Answer

Descartes is considered "the founder of

Question 20

Maria Sibylla Merian

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A) gained fame as an important entomologist. 
B) was trained at the University of Berlin. 
C) earned her a place in the Royal Academy of Science. 
D) completed much of her scientific work in Africa. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) gained fame as an important entomologist. 
B) was trained at the University of Berlin. 
C) earned her a place in the Royal Academy of Science. 
D) completed much of her scientific work in Africa. 
E) All of these are correct.

Talk about: -Andreas Vesalius

The foundation of Francis Bacon's scientific method was built on

Concerning Galileo and his ideas, the Catholic Church

Talk about: -Galileo Galilei

Talk about: -English Royal Society

Talk about: -Robert Boyle

Unlike Francis Bacon, who argued that humanity's powers were to be used to "conquer nature," Benedict de Spinoza claimed that nature does not exist for human domination because nature and the universe and humanity itself are all part of God.

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

The immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of Copernicus was

Talk about: -querelles des femmes

Talk about: -Journal des Savants

Talk about: -rationalism

How did women contribute to the beginnings of modern science? How did male scientists view women and female scientists?

Talk about: -universal law of gravitation

Talk about: -On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

Maria Winkelmann

Why were seventeenth-century European intellectuals so intent on developing methods of study for entire bodies and specific fields of human knowledge? What did it mean then to become a methodical (or systematic)thinker or researcher?

Talk about: -Galileo and the Inquisition

Why is Descartes considered "the founder of modern rationalism," and how and why did rationalism influence the Western view of humankind?

Maria Sibylla Merian

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

The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power

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Recovery and Rebirth: the Age of the Renaissance

Reformation and Religious Warfare in the Sixteenth Century

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

Talk about: -Andreas Vesalius

The foundation of Francis Bacon's scientific method was built on

Concerning Galileo and his ideas, the Catholic Church

Talk about: -Galileo Galilei

Talk about: -English Royal Society

Talk about: -Robert Boyle

Unlike Francis Bacon, who argued that humanity's powers were to be used to "conquer nature," Benedict de Spinoza claimed that nature does not exist for human domination because nature and the universe and humanity itself are all part of God.

Organized religions in the seventeenth century

The immediate reaction of the clerics to the theories of Copernicus was

Talk about: -querelles des femmes

Talk about: -Journal des Savants

Talk about: -rationalism

How did women contribute to the beginnings of modern science? How did male scientists view women and female scientists?

Talk about: -universal law of gravitation

Talk about: -On the Motion of the Heart and Blood

Maria Winkelmann

Why were seventeenth-century European intellectuals so intent on developing methods of study for entire bodies and specific fields of human knowledge? What did it mean then to become a methodical (or systematic)thinker or researcher?

Talk about: -Galileo and the Inquisition

Why is Descartes considered "the founder of modern rationalism," and how and why did rationalism influence the Western view of humankind?

Maria Sibylla Merian

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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