WH2.4B Crash Course: Scientific Revolution VIDEO

What was the general expectation about life improvement for most of human history?

• People expected life to steadily improve with each generation.

• People did not expect life to be healthier or more prosperous than previous generations.

• People expected life to get worse over time due to disease and poverty.

• People believed life would only improve through divine intervention.

What was the Catholic Church's traditional teaching about the universe before the Scientific Revolution?

• The Sun was the center of the universe, with Earth and other planets orbiting it.

• The Earth was the center of the universe, with the Sun, Moon, and planets orbiting it in perfect circles.

• The universe was an infinite expanse with no central point.

• The planets and stars moved in elliptical orbits around the Earth.

Which of the following was NOT an observation made by Galileo using his telescope that challenged traditional beliefs about the universe?

• The moons of Jupiter.

• The Milky Way as a collection of stars.

• Irregular spots on the Sun.

• The elliptical orbits of planets.

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What type of reasoning did Francis Bacon advocate for, which involves drawing conclusions from specific, reliable facts or evidence?

• Deductive reasoning

• Abductive reasoning

• Inductive reasoning

• Analogical reasoning

What type of reasoning did René Descartes develop, which emphasizes faith in the rational power of the mind to generate specific truths from its own theories?

• Inductive reasoning

• Deductive reasoning

• Abductive reasoning

• Analogical reasoning