Question 1

Talk about:
-Principia

Accepted Answer

Principia is a Latin word that means "pr

Question 2

Talk about:
-René Descartes

Accepted Answer

René Descartes was a French philosopher,

Question 3

Copernicus's major book was titled

Accepted Answer

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 4

Paracelsus revolutionized the world of medicine in the sixteenth century by

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A)  disproving Galen's ancient theory of two separate blood systems. 
B)  dissecting human rather than animal cadavers. 
C)  advocating the chemical philosophy of medicine. 
D)  rejecting the medieval medical philosophy of the four humors. 
E)  discovering the circulation of blood throughout the body. 
A)  disproving Galen's ancient theory of two separate blood systems. 
B)  dissecting human rather than animal cadavers. 
C)  advocating the chemical philosophy of medicine. 
D)  rejecting the medieval medical philosophy of the four humors. 
E)  discovering the circulation of blood throughout the body.

Question 5

Compare and contrast the methods used by Bacon and Descartes. Would Pascal agree with the methods and interests of these men? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Francis Bacon and René Descartes were bo

Question 6

Talk about:
-Ethics Demonstrated in the Geometrical Manner

Accepted Answer

Ethics demonstrated in a geometrical man

Question 7

Among the following, the individual not associated with advances in medicine and chemistry is

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A)  Vesalius. 
B)  Harvey. 
C)  Paracelsus. 
D)  Galen. 
E)  Lavoisier. 
A)  Vesalius. 
B)  Harvey. 
C)  Paracelsus. 
D)  Galen. 
E)  Lavoisier.

Question 8

Talk about:
-Paracelsus

Accepted Answer

Paracelsus, whose real name was Theophra

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

The new scientific conception of the uni

Question 10

What did Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey contribute to a scientific view of medicine? Be specific and give examples.

Accepted Answer

Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey all mad

Question 11

Talk about:
-universal law of gravitation

Accepted Answer

The universal law of gravitation, formul

Question 12

The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first

Accepted Answer

A)  fund-raising events for medical research. 
B)  regularly published scientific journals . 
C)  code of ethics for experimentation on humans and animals. 
D)  college departments for scientific study. 
E)  international European institutions for the study of all branches of science and mathematics. 
A)  fund-raising events for medical research. 
B)  regularly published scientific journals . 
C)  code of ethics for experimentation on humans and animals. 
D)  college departments for scientific study. 
E)  international European institutions for the study of all branches of science and mathematics.

Question 13

Talk about:
-"I think therefore I am"

Accepted Answer

The answer of Talk about:
-"I think therefore I am"...

Question 14

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 15

How was the new scientific knowledge spread in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

In the seventeenth century, new scientif

Question 16

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 17

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 18

Talk about:
-the Inquisition

Accepted Answer

The Inquisition refers to a group of ins

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

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

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

Talk about: -Principia

Talk about: -René Descartes

Copernicus's major book was titled

Paracelsus revolutionized the world of medicine in the sixteenth century by

Compare and contrast the methods used by Bacon and Descartes. Would Pascal agree with the methods and interests of these men? Why or why not?

Talk about: -Ethics Demonstrated in the Geometrical Manner

Among the following, the individual not associated with advances in medicine and chemistry is

Talk about: -Paracelsus

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

What did Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey contribute to a scientific view of medicine? Be specific and give examples.

Talk about: -universal law of gravitation

The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first

Talk about: -"I think therefore I am"

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.

How was the new scientific knowledge spread in the seventeenth century?

Antoine Lavoisier

Copernicus supported the heliocentric conception of the universe because

Talk about: -the Inquisition

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

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

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The Civilization of the Greeks

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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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Reaction, Revolution, and Romanticism, 1815-1850

An Age of Nationalism and Realism, 1850-1871

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

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