Question 1

IDENTIFICATIONS
-geocentric universe

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The geocentric universe, also known as t

Question 2

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-alchemy and hermetic magic

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Alchemy and hermetic magic are two disti

Question 3

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 4

Newton invented

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A)  a technique for unclogging arteries. 
B)  a new type of kiln. 
C)  mathematics. 
D)  the calculus 
E)  alchemical principles still drawn on to this day. 
A)  a technique for unclogging arteries. 
B)  a new type of kiln. 
C)  mathematics. 
D)  the calculus 
E)  alchemical principles still drawn on to this day.

Question 5

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-Journal des Savants

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The Journal des Savants, established in

Question 6

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-Principia

Accepted Answer

Principia is a Latin word that means "pr

Question 7

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 8

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-Antoine Lavoisier

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Antoine Lavoisier was a French chemist w

Question 9

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-the Empyrean Heaven

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The Empyrean Heaven is a concept in vari

Question 10

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-"natural philosophers"

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Natural philosophers were early scientis

Question 11

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-"new drugs"

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"New drugs" refer to medications that ha

Question 12

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

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Paracelsus, Vesalius, and Harvey all mad

Question 13

What relationships existed between scientists and the Church?

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The relationship between scientists and

Question 14

What was "new" and what was not new about the seventeenth century's "New Heaven and a New Earth"? Be specific and give examples.

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The seventeenth century's concept of a "

Question 15

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.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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-Ptolemaic universe

Accepted Answer

The Ptolemaic universe, also known as th

Question 17

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-epicycles

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Epicycles were a key concept in ancient

Question 18

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?

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Seventeenth-century European intellectua

Question 19

The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century

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A)  was stimulated by a revived interest in Galen and Aristotle. 
B)  directly resulted from reaction and revolt against the social and historical conditions of the Middle Ages. 
C)  was largely due to a monastic revolution. 
D)  although an innovative phase in western thinking, was based upon the intellectual and scientific accomplishments of previous centuries. 
E)  was a complete break with the past. 
A)  was stimulated by a revived interest in Galen and Aristotle. 
B)  directly resulted from reaction and revolt against the social and historical conditions of the Middle Ages. 
C)  was largely due to a monastic revolution. 
D)  although an innovative phase in western thinking, was based upon the intellectual and scientific accomplishments of previous centuries. 
E)  was a complete break with the past.

Question 20

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-Nicolaus Copernicus

Accepted Answer

Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance-er

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

IDENTIFICATIONS -geocentric universe

IDENTIFICATIONS -alchemy and hermetic magic

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

Newton invented

IDENTIFICATIONS -Journal des Savants

IDENTIFICATIONS -Principia

Paracelsus revolutionized the world of medicine in the sixteenth century by

IDENTIFICATIONS -Antoine Lavoisier

IDENTIFICATIONS -the Empyrean Heaven

IDENTIFICATIONS -"natural philosophers"

IDENTIFICATIONS -"new drugs"

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

What relationships existed between scientists and the Church?

What was "new" and what was not new about the seventeenth century's "New Heaven and a New Earth"? Be specific and give examples.

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.

IDENTIFICATIONS -Ptolemaic universe

IDENTIFICATIONS -epicycles

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?

The Scientific Revolution of the seventeenth century

IDENTIFICATIONS -Nicolaus Copernicus

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

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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