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Exam 16: Toward a New Heaven and a New Earth: The Scientific Revolution and the Emergence of Modern Science
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Question 21
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How did women participate in the scientific revolution? Why is their participation so often left out of accounts of this period?
Question 22
Multiple Choice
How did the Catholic Church respond to Galileo and his ideas?
Question 23
Essay
Describe the European model of medicine after the Scientific Revolution.
Question 24
Multiple Choice
How is Antoine Lavoisier best described?
Question 25
Essay
How did the scientific revolution affect European economic life?
Question 26
Short Answer
What is René Descartes's main argument?
Question 27
Multiple Choice
The greatest achievements in science during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries came in which of the following three areas?
Question 28
Short Answer
Why was the development of the telescope such an important contribution to astronomy?
Question 29
Multiple Choice
For what reason did Copernicus support the sun-centered model of the universe?
Question 30
Multiple Choice
During the seventeenth century, what happened to royal and princely patronage of science?
Question 31
Multiple Choice
How is the work of Blaise Pascal best described?
Question 32
Short Answer
What is experimental philosophy, and why is it significant?
Question 33
Essay
Describe the idea of Cartesian dualism. Why was this significant? To what extent do we still use this concept today?
Question 34
Multiple Choice
The Inquisition found Galileo guilty of teaching condemned ideas gave him what sentence?
Question 35
Essay
What was the significance of scientific societies in spreading scientific knowledge? How did scientific societies also limit the spread of scientific knowledge?