Question 1

Talk about:
-Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

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Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Question 2

Despite his place in the history of modern science, Isaac Newton remained extremely interested in aspects of the occult world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Scholars devoted to Hermeticism

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A) believed that the world was a very recent and still imperfect creation. 
B) credited the devil with control over the dark secrets of nature. 
C) saw the world as a living embodiment of divinity where humans could use mathematics and magic to dominate nature. 
D) retreated from study of the natural world to concentrate on mastery of theories of magic. 
E) All of these are correct. 
A) believed that the world was a very recent and still imperfect creation. 
B) credited the devil with control over the dark secrets of nature. 
C) saw the world as a living embodiment of divinity where humans could use mathematics and magic to dominate nature. 
D) retreated from study of the natural world to concentrate on mastery of theories of magic. 
E) All of these are correct.

Question 4

Talk about:
-Tycho Brahe

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Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer and

Question 5

Talk about:
-Ptolemaic or geocentric conception

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The Ptolemaic or geocentric conception w

Question 6

Talk about:
-heliocentric conception

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The heliocentric conception refers to th

Question 7

What impact did the new scientific conception of the universe and the natural world have on Western society and secular authorities?

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The new scientific conception of the uni

Question 8

Talk about:
-Cartesian dualism

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Cartesian dualism is a philosophical con

Question 9

During the seventeenth century, royal and princely patronage of science

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A) declined greatly. 
B) was common only in Italy. 
C) became an international phenomenon. 
D) replaced funding by the church. 
E) was directed only towards pure research. 
A) declined greatly. 
B) was common only in Italy. 
C) became an international phenomenon. 
D) replaced funding by the church. 
E) was directed only towards pure research.

Question 10

The Inquisition found Galileo guilty of teaching condemned ideas and sentenced him

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A) to be burned at the stake. 
B) to serve as a galley slave on a Mediterranean shipping vessel. 
C) to five years of hard labor in prison. 
D) to write a tract in support of the Ptolemaic conception of the universe. 
E) to house arrest. 
A) to be burned at the stake. 
B) to serve as a galley slave on a Mediterranean shipping vessel. 
C) to five years of hard labor in prison. 
D) to write a tract in support of the Ptolemaic conception of the universe. 
E) to house arrest.

Question 11

On the Fabric of the Human Body

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A) was Andreas Vesalius's masterpiece on anatomical structure. 
B) contained William Harvey's theories on blood circulation. 
C) contained theories on a macrocosm-microcosm universe advanced by Paracelsus. 
D) was da Vinci's masterpiece that influenced so many doctors during the Renaissance. 
E) was Cavendish's theory of human dissection. 
A) was Andreas Vesalius's masterpiece on anatomical structure. 
B) contained William Harvey's theories on blood circulation. 
C) contained theories on a macrocosm-microcosm universe advanced by Paracelsus. 
D) was da Vinci's masterpiece that influenced so many doctors during the Renaissance. 
E) was Cavendish's theory of human dissection.

Question 12

Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that

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A) the planets obey the same laws as do objects on earth. 
B) accurate observation is the foundation of sound theory. 
C) the earth is at the center of the solar system. 
D) nothing can ever really be proven. 
E) the moon orbits the sun. 
A) the planets obey the same laws as do objects on earth. 
B) accurate observation is the foundation of sound theory. 
C) the earth is at the center of the solar system. 
D) nothing can ever really be proven. 
E) the moon orbits the sun.

Question 13

Galileo is credited with the invention of calculus.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Talk about:
-Maria Winkelmann

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Maria Winkelmann was a German astronomer

Question 15

Like many of the medieval scholastic philosophers, Blaise Pascal argued that the truths of Christianity could be proved by reason alone.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

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A) working out the theory of inertia. 
B) making accurate observations of the planets. 
C) calculating the pull of gravity on the tides by the moon. 
D) calculating the distance to the sun. 
E) inventing the astrolabe. 
A) working out the theory of inertia. 
B) making accurate observations of the planets. 
C) calculating the pull of gravity on the tides by the moon. 
D) calculating the distance to the sun. 
E) inventing the astrolabe.

Question 17

Talk about:
-epicycles

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Epicycles were a key concept in ancient

Question 18

Talk about:
-Discourse on Method

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The Discourse on Method is a philosophic

Question 19

Antoine Lavoisier

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A) discovered the law of gasses. 
B) gave scientific proof to the theories of Newton. 
C) reconciled religion and reason in his Pensées. 
D) is considered the father of the Scientific Revolution. 
E) is regarded as the founder of modern chemistry. 
A) discovered the law of gasses. 
B) gave scientific proof to the theories of Newton. 
C) reconciled religion and reason in his Pensées. 
D) is considered the father of the Scientific Revolution. 
E) is regarded as the founder of modern chemistry.

Question 20

Talk about:
-Margaret Cavendish

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Margaret Cavendish, also known as the Du

Talk about: -Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Despite his place in the history of modern science, Isaac Newton remained extremely interested in aspects of the occult world.

Scholars devoted to Hermeticism

Talk about: -Tycho Brahe

Talk about: -Ptolemaic or geocentric conception

Talk about: -heliocentric conception

What impact did the new scientific conception of the universe and the natural world have on Western society and secular authorities?

Talk about: -Cartesian dualism

During the seventeenth century, royal and princely patronage of science

The Inquisition found Galileo guilty of teaching condemned ideas and sentenced him

On the Fabric of the Human Body

Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that

Galileo is credited with the invention of calculus.

Talk about: -Maria Winkelmann

Like many of the medieval scholastic philosophers, Blaise Pascal argued that the truths of Christianity could be proved by reason alone.

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

Talk about: -epicycles

Talk about: -Discourse on Method

Antoine Lavoisier

Talk about: -Margaret Cavendish

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

Talk about: -Dialogue on the Two Chief World Systems

Despite his place in the history of modern science, Isaac Newton remained extremely interested in aspects of the occult world.

Scholars devoted to Hermeticism

Talk about: -Tycho Brahe

Talk about: -Ptolemaic or geocentric conception

Talk about: -heliocentric conception

What impact did the new scientific conception of the universe and the natural world have on Western society and secular authorities?

Talk about: -Cartesian dualism

During the seventeenth century, royal and princely patronage of science

The Inquisition found Galileo guilty of teaching condemned ideas and sentenced him

On the Fabric of the Human Body

Newton's contribution to astronomy was to prove that

Galileo is credited with the invention of calculus.

Talk about: -Maria Winkelmann

Like many of the medieval scholastic philosophers, Blaise Pascal argued that the truths of Christianity could be proved by reason alone.

Tycho Brahe contributed to the advance of astronomy by

Talk about: -epicycles

Talk about: -Discourse on Method

Antoine Lavoisier

Talk about: -Margaret Cavendish

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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