Question 1

Talk about:
-Ptolemaic or geocentric conception

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The Ptolemaic or geocentric conception w

Question 2

Tycho Brahe agreed with Copernicus that the earth does indeed move.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

Descartes believed that the world could be understood by

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A)  the same principles inherent in mathematical thinking. 
B)  quiet contemplation and following of the Scriptures. 
C)  mystical experiences. 
D)  interpreting dreams and applying that knowledge to our everyday lives. 
E)  incorporating the mind with the body. 
A)  the same principles inherent in mathematical thinking. 
B)  quiet contemplation and following of the Scriptures. 
C)  mystical experiences. 
D)  interpreting dreams and applying that knowledge to our everyday lives. 
E)  incorporating the mind with the body.

Question 5

Talk about:
-heliocentric conception

Accepted Answer

The heliocentric conception refers to th

Question 6

Talk about:
-French Royal Academy of Sciences

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The French Royal Academy of Sciences, al

Question 7

Talk about:
-Scientific Revolution

Accepted Answer

The Scientific Revolution was a period o

Question 8

Which one of the following comments best summarizes the impact of the Scientific Revolution on Western Civilization?

Accepted Answer

A)  It created a new "heaven" but had little impact on conceptions of the earth. 
B)  It slightly modified the medieval, Aristotelian-Ptolemaic worldview. 
C)  It was a major turning point that represented cooperation in the pursuit of new knowledge. 
D)  It forcefully and deliberately attacked the moral foundation of a Christian civilization. 
E)  It created a new "earth" but had little impact on conceptions of the universe. 
A)  It created a new "heaven" but had little impact on conceptions of the earth. 
B)  It slightly modified the medieval, Aristotelian-Ptolemaic worldview. 
C)  It was a major turning point that represented cooperation in the pursuit of new knowledge. 
D)  It forcefully and deliberately attacked the moral foundation of a Christian civilization. 
E)  It created a new "earth" but had little impact on conceptions of the universe.

Question 9

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, female midwives

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A)  gained great fame and wealth, as childbirth was defined as a female scientific specialty. 
B)  increased dramatically in number, due to women's abilities to read midwifery manuals. 
C)  were replaced by men who used devices and techniques derived from the study of anatomy. 
D)  were newly organized into their own craft guilds, regulated by aristocratic and royal patrons. 
E)  began to receive recognition and training as medical professionals in universities. 
A)  gained great fame and wealth, as childbirth was defined as a female scientific specialty. 
B)  increased dramatically in number, due to women's abilities to read midwifery manuals. 
C)  were replaced by men who used devices and techniques derived from the study of anatomy. 
D)  were newly organized into their own craft guilds, regulated by aristocratic and royal patrons. 
E)  began to receive recognition and training as medical professionals in universities.

Question 10

Talk about:
-Journal des Savants

Accepted Answer

The Journal des Savants, established in

Question 11

The work of Blaise Pascal

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A)  succeeded in uniting Christianity and science. 
B)  prioritized reason over faith. 
C)  firmly rejected the teachings of Christianity. 
D)  asserted that "finite man" was made secure and powerful in the new infinite world. 
E)  believed that reason had limitations. 
A)  succeeded in uniting Christianity and science. 
B)  prioritized reason over faith. 
C)  firmly rejected the teachings of Christianity. 
D)  asserted that "finite man" was made secure and powerful in the new infinite world. 
E)  believed that reason had limitations.

Question 12

Galileo is credited with the invention of calculus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Talk about:
-Francis Bacon's inductive method

Accepted Answer

Francis Bacon's inductive method, also k

Question 14

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 15

Talk about:
-Principia

Accepted Answer

Principia is a Latin word that means "pr

Question 16

Antoine Lavoisier

Accepted Answer

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 17

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 18

Talk about:
-four bodily humors

Accepted Answer

The theory of the four bodily humors, al

Question 19

The cosmological views of Antiquity and the Middle Ages held that which of the following was the center of the universe?

Accepted Answer

A)  the sun 
B)  the earth 
C)  heaven 
D)  the epicycles 
E)  the moon 
A)  the sun 
B)  the earth 
C)  heaven 
D)  the epicycles 
E)  the moon

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Talk about: -Ptolemaic or geocentric conception

Tycho Brahe agreed with Copernicus that the earth does indeed move.

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

Descartes believed that the world could be understood by

Talk about: -heliocentric conception

Talk about: -French Royal Academy of Sciences

Talk about: -Scientific Revolution

Which one of the following comments best summarizes the impact of the Scientific Revolution on Western Civilization?

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, female midwives

Talk about: -Journal des Savants

The work of Blaise Pascal

Galileo is credited with the invention of calculus.

Talk about: -Francis Bacon's inductive method

Concerning Galileo and his ideas, the Catholic Church

Talk about: -Principia

Antoine Lavoisier

During the seventeenth century, royal and princely patronage of science

Talk about: -four bodily humors

The cosmological views of Antiquity and the Middle Ages held that which of the following was the center of the universe?

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

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

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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Exam 4: Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science

Talk about: -Ptolemaic or geocentric conception

Tycho Brahe agreed with Copernicus that the earth does indeed move.

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

Descartes believed that the world could be understood by

Talk about: -heliocentric conception

Talk about: -French Royal Academy of Sciences

Talk about: -Scientific Revolution

Which one of the following comments best summarizes the impact of the Scientific Revolution on Western Civilization?

During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, female midwives

Talk about: -Journal des Savants

The work of Blaise Pascal

Galileo is credited with the invention of calculus.

Talk about: -Francis Bacon's inductive method

Concerning Galileo and his ideas, the Catholic Church

Talk about: -Principia

Antoine Lavoisier

During the seventeenth century, royal and princely patronage of science

Talk about: -four bodily humors

The cosmological views of Antiquity and the Middle Ages held that which of the following was the center of the universe?

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

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

The Eighteenth Century: an Age of Enlightenment

The Eighteenth Century: European States, International Wars, and Social Change

A Revolution in Politics: The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

The Industrial Revolution and Its Impact on European Society

Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

Mass Society in an Age of Progress, 1871-1894

An Age of Modernity, Anxiety, and Imperialism, 1894-1914

The Beginning of the Twentieth-Century Crisis: War and Revolution

The Futile Search for Stability: Europe Between the Wars, 1919-1939

The Deepening of the European Crisis: World War II

Cold War and a New Western World, 1945-1965

Protest and Stagnation: The Western World, 1965-1985

After the Fall: The Western World in a Global Age Since 1985

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