6.4 Review

What helped European scholars rediscover classical knowledge during the Scientific Revolution?

• The invention of gunpowder

• Islamic scholars and the fall of the Byzantine Empire

• Viking exploration

• The voyages of Columbus

What invention allowed for the rapid spread of scientific ideas during the Scientific Revolution?

• The microscope

• The astrolabe

• The printing press

• The steam engine

How did the printing press help the Scientific Revolution the most?

• By making books more decorative

• By spreading experiments and findings to more people

• By replacing oral storytelling

• By creating religious texts faster

What is the scientific method?

• A way to worship nature

• A method for drawing maps

• A step-by-step process to study the natural world using observation and experimentation

• A way to memorize ancient texts

Which scientist first proposed a heliocentric model of the universe?

• Galileo Galilei

• Johannes Kepler

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Isaac Newton

Why was Galileo punished by the Catholic Church?

• He left the country

• He stopped believing in science

• He supported heliocentrism, which contradicted Church teachings

• He refused to use Latin in his writing

What does the term “heresy” mean in the context of the Scientific Revolution?

• Studying astronomy

• Officially going against the teachings of the Catholic Church

• Inventing new tools

• Publishing books in vernacular language

How did Isaac Newton's experience differ from Galileo's?

• Newton was punished for heresy

• Newton was ignored by everyone

• Newton’s work was celebrated in England, which supported Newton’s work

• Newton rejected the scientific method

What was a key way Middle Eastern scholars influenced the Scientific Revolution?

• They built the first factories

• They preserved and expanded upon Greek and Roman knowledge

• They explored the Americas

• They formed trade unions