Scientific Revolution

1. What belief was presented by Roger Bacon and stated that was at the center of the Scientific Revolution which states that experience is only true of knowledge?

• 1. 1. Metaphysical

• 1. 2. Mercantilism

• 1. 2. Imperialism

• 1. 2. Empiricism

1. He disproved Aristotle’s theory of falling objects by proving his theory of gravity?

• 1. 1. Galileo Galilei

• 1. 2. Tycho Brache

• 1. 2. Nicholas Copernicus

• 1. 2. Johannes Kepler

1. What was the name of the scientist who created Laws of Planetary Motion?

• 1. 1. Copernicus

• 1. 2. Galileo

• 1. 2. Kepler

• 1. 2. Newton

1. What model was introduced by Ptolemy which states that the sun constantly rotates around the Earth.

• 1. 1. Heliocentric

• 1. 2. Homeostasis

• 1. 2. Geocentric

• 1. 2. Geographic

1. Which statement best describes the effects of the works of Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, and René Descartes?

• 1. 1. Funding to education was increased by the English government. 

• 1. 2. The acceptance of traditional authority was strengthened. 

• 1. 2. The scientific method was used to solve problems. 

• 1. 2. Interest in Greek and Roman drama was renewed.

1. What was the name of the man responsible for expressing the Scientific Method?

• 1. 1. Nicholas Copernicus

• 1. 2. Roger Bacon

• 1. 2. Frances Bacon

• 1. 2. Isaac Newton

1. Why were Galileo’s views in The Dialogues on the Two Chief Systems of the World shunned by the Church?

• 1. 1. His works called into question church’s teaching on the universe.

• 1. 2. His works contained criticisms of church policies and actions.

• 1. 2. He was a known atheist.

• 1. 2. He publicly condemned the Pope.

1. Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on

• 1. 1. the teachings of the Catholic Church 

• 1. 2. the experiences of past civilizations 

• 1. 2. experimentation and observation 

• 1. 2. emotions and feelings

1. What scientist wrote the book Principia, in which he describes the three laws of motion and gravity?

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• 1. 1. Roger Bacon

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• 1. 2. Frances Bacon

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• 1. 2. Isaac Newton 

  
  

• 1. 2. Nicholas Copernicus

  
  

One scientific belief held by both René Descartes and Isaac Newton is that

• reasoned thought is the way to discover truth

• new theories should be made to fit existing traditional ideas

• the method by which discoveries are made is unimportant

• difficult problems should be solved by reading religious texts