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

How did women participate in the scientific revolution? Why is their participation so often left out of accounts of this period?

How did the Catholic Church respond to Galileo and his ideas?

Describe the European model of medicine after the Scientific Revolution.

How is Antoine Lavoisier best described?

How did the scientific revolution affect European economic life?

What is René Descartes's main argument?

The greatest achievements in science during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries came in which of the following three areas?

Why was the development of the telescope such an important contribution to astronomy?

For what reason did Copernicus support the sun-centered model of the universe?

During the seventeenth century, what happened to royal and princely patronage of science?

How is the work of Blaise Pascal best described?

What is experimental philosophy, and why is it significant?

Describe the idea of Cartesian dualism. Why was this significant? To what extent do we still use this concept today?

The Inquisition found Galileo guilty of teaching condemned ideas gave him what sentence?

What was the significance of scientific societies in spreading scientific knowledge? How did scientific societies also limit the spread of scientific knowledge?

What was the importance of publications in the spread of scientific knowledge?

Why was the theory of gravity so important to Newton's system?

Describe the Platonic model of the solar system.

What was the overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on the querelles des femmes?

What was the relationship between Galileo's observations and church teachings? How did the church respond to Galileo's work? How did Galileo respond to the church?