Scientific Revolution

Why did scientific rationalism erode the Catholic Church?

• It encouraged the founding of a new religion.
• It taught that there was only physical reality.
• It encouraged people to take control of the Church.
• It encouraged people to think for themselves.

This states that Earth is the center of the universe.

• humanist
• geocentric theory
• anatomy
• rationalism

This describes a method scientists use to understand the world.

• humanism
• geocentric theory
• anatomy
• rationalism

This is the structure of living things.

• humanist
• geocentric theory
• anatomy
• rationalism

What did Francis Bacon contribute to the Scientific Revolution?

• the geocentric theory
• the scientific method
• the heliocentric theory
• the law of universal gravitation

Which of the following was developed by Isaac Newton?

• the heliocentric theory
• the scientific method
• the theory of scientifc rationalism
• the theory of universal gravitation

Who correctly determined that the heart, not the liver, pumped blood through the body?

• William Harvey
• Galen
• Anton van Leeuwenhoek
• Andreas Vesalius

Which of the following best explains how the Renaissance set the stage for the Scientific Revolution?

• The Renaissance allowed people to live in complete happiness, prosperity, and peace. This helped create a new way of thinking, which led to the Scientific Revolution.
• The Renaissance produced philosophers who developed the scientific method as a new approach to developing knowledge, which was the groundwork for Scientific Revolution.
• The Renaissance encouraged people to value human achievement; therefore people sought glory through adventure, discovery, and innovation, which was the prime foundation of the Scientific Revolution.
• The Renaissance was a time of intellectual darkness that caused people to want a change in ways of thinking. The lack of knowledge during this time sparked an interest in learning, which ultimately led to the Scientific Revolution.