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european his ch 16
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The origins of the Scientific Revolution can be traced to? | The Work of a very small number of great European intellectuals |
| The Scientific Revolution of the Seventeenth century | Was based upon the intellectual and scientific accomplishments of previous centuries |
| All are considered possible influences and causes of the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT? | The practical knowledge and technical skills emphasized by 16th century universities |
| The greatest achievements in science during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries came in | astronomy, mechanics, and medicine |
| Which of these ancient authorities was NOT relied on by "natural philosophers" in the Middle Ages as they sought to abandon old views and develop new ones? | Galen |
| According to Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo, what subject was the key to understanding "God's handiwork"? | mathematics |
| Scholars devoted to Hermeticism | Saw the world as a living embodiment of divinity where humans could use mathematics and magic to dominate nature |
| The general concept of the universe, the Geocentric Theory, before Copernicus was that | the earth was the stationary center of the universe and heavenly spheres orbited it. |
| The location of Empyrean Heaven, where God and all saved souls were, was | Beyond the tenth sphere |
| Copernicus' Heliocentric Theory was | Based on the observations of several earlier astronomers |
| Copernicus was a native of | Poland |
| The immediate reaction of clerics to the theories of Copernicus was | immediate condemnation, especially by Protestant leaders like Luther who scorned the discovery as contrary to Biblical explanations of creation |
| Tycho Brahe | Kept detailed records of his observation for twenty years with financial assistance from Danish King Frederick II at the Uraniborg castle. |
| Kepler's three laws of planetary motion proved | planet orbits were elliptical, those closer to the sun have greater speed, and planets having larger orbits revolved at a slower velocity |
| In "The Starry Messanger", Galileo explained how he improved on a simple spyglass to make a stronger telescope. He was able to do this using | Theory of Refraction |
| The Catholic Roman Inquisition attacked Galileo for his scientific ideas as | it pledges to defend ancient Aristotelian philosophies and Catholic orthodox traditions. |
| Galileo's Dialogue on Two World Systems was really an attempt to | support Copernicus through a publication in Italian accessible to a wider audience |
| What actions did the Catholic Church pursue concerning Galileo and his ideas | It ordered him to recant in public trial. |
| Galileo's ideas on motion included | Principle of Inertia |
| While Isaac Newton's scientific discoveries were | readily accepted in his own country, they were at first resisted on continental Europe. |
| In Newton's Principia, he demonstrated through his rules of reasoning that the universe was | a regulated machine operating according to universal laws. |
| Newton's universal Law of Gravitation proved that | Through mathematical proof it could explain all motion in the universe |
| The Greco-Roman doctor who had the most influence on Medieval medical thought had been | Galen. |
| Paracelsus revolutionized the world of medicine in the sixitenth century by | advocating the using chemicals to restore balance in the body. |
| Paracelsus's philosophy has been judged by some historians to be | the forerunner of homeopathy and holistic medicine in the postmodern era. |
| On the Fabric of the Human Body | was Andreas Vesalius masterpiece on anatomical structure |
| William Harvey's book, On the Motion of the Heart and Blood, refuted the idea that | the liver was the beginning point of circulation of blood |
| The hope that females had intellect and could play a role in Scientific Revolution was best illustrated by | Margaret Cavendish who participated in scientific debates with males during her life |
| The overall effect of the Scientific Revolution on querelles des femmes was to | generate facts about physical differences between men and women that were used to prove male dominance |
| What was Maria Sibylla Merian's contribution to scientific community? She | became an entomologist and her detailed illustrations of plants and insects have been labeled superb. |
| Margaret Cavendish attacked the belief | that humans, through science, could become masters of nature. |
| Benedict Spinoza believed that woman | were "naturally" inferior to men |
| The philosophy of Rene Decartes | emphasized as separation of mind and matter |
| What was the name of Descartes' book that expounded his theories about the universe | Discourse on Method |
| Descartes believed that the world could best be understood by | rational thinking and logic which he set out to struct others on his method. |
| Francis Bacon was important to the Scientific Revolution for his emphasis on | empirical, experimental observation. |
| Francis Bacon's method known as inductive reasoning, was to | begin with a specific theory, then proceed via acute observation to reach a border, general conclusion. |
| All of the following apply to Sir Francis Bacon except his | Firm belief in Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo's work |
| Organized religions in the seventeenth century | rejected scientific discoveries that conflicted with the Christian view of the world |
| Benedict Spinoza | was influenced by Descartes, but no separation between mind and matter |
| Spinoza believed in all of the following except for | the concept of Cartesian duality |
| In his work, "Pensees", Blaise Pascal | attempted to convince rationalists that Christianity was valid by appealing their reason and emotions |
| For Blaise Pascals, humans | could not understand infinity; as only God could. |
| The first of the scientific societies appeared in what country? | Italy |
| Concerning the first important scientific societies, the French Academy differed from the English Royal Society in that it | had abundant government support and control |
| During the seventeenth century, royal and princely patronage of science | became an international phenomenon. |
| The scientific societies of early modern Europe established the first | scientific journals which began appearing regularly. |
| Science became an integral part of Western culture in the eighteenth century because | it offered a new means to make profit and maintain social order |
| Which scientist did not write about the Theory of Tides? | Tycho Brahe in 1609 |
| Is there evidence that Sir Isaac Newton though of himself as someone special? | Yes as he pseudonym for himself as an alchemist --Johovah the Holy |
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