Most Missed Unit 3

Which of the following describes the geocentric theory?

• The sun, not the earth, was at the center of the universe.

• The belief Christians and the Church held that the earth was at the center of the universe.

• The planets and moons rotate around the sun.

• The Earth revolves around the Moon, and the Moon revolves around the Sun.

What was based on the ideas of careful observation and willingness to question accepted beliefs?

• Scientific Revolution

• Geocentric Theory

• Heliocentric Theory

• Deism

Which time period did NOT help fuel the scientific research in astronomy and physics?

• The new ideas of nature and discovery during the Renaissance.

• The need for better instruments by navigators during the Age of Exploration.

• The new knowledge learned from Muslims during the Crusades.

• The discoveries made by Church leaders during the Middle Ages.

In 1543, he argued that all planets revolved around the sun, the moon revolved around the earth, and the earth rotated on its axis.

• Kepler

• Copernicus

• Galileo

• Ptolemy

Rationalism is

• a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas

• the artistic style of the late 1700s

• the belief that truth could be discovered through reason and logical thinking.

• a belief that God created the universe and allowed it to run on its own following natural laws.

He wrote, “I think, therefore I am” and was a scientist who relied on mathematics and logic.

• Francis Bacon

• Voltaire

• Andreas Vesalius

• Rene Descartes

How did Newton describe the role of God in the universe?

• He believed God had little interest in the problems of humanity.

• He believed God was periodically communicating with saints to reveal his purpose.

• He imagined God as a clockmaker who created an orderly universe and then left it alone.

• He thought that God periodically punished humans who disobeyed him with disaster or disease.

Who was the English thinker who encouraged empiricism, or the idea of experimenting and drawing conclusions?

• Francis Bacon

• Voltaire

• Andreas Vesalius

• Rene Descartes

Which French philosopher created the ideas of separation of powers and checks and balances?

• John Locke

• Charles de Montesquieu

• Thomas Hobbes

• Isaac Newton

How did the discoveries of the Scientific Revolution affect Europeans regarding religion?

• Europeans became less tolerant of other religions.

• Europeans began to explore the mystical aspects of religion.

• Europeans began to understand the similarities between world religions.

• Europeans questioned their faith in religion.