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| All of the following helped set the scientific revolution in motion EXCEPT | changes in Christianity that focused on its metaphorical rather than literal truth.
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| Which of the following relied on Neoplatonic principals to place the sun at the center of an orderly and harmonious universe? | Copernicus
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| Which of the following were NOT critical developments in astronomy and physics? | Kepler's laws of planetary motion and his development of the concept of gravity
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| Newton's work was the culmination of the scientific revolution because | it resolved the outstanding problems in both physics and astronomy.
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| The new epistemology of science involved all of the following EXCEPT | rejection of Occam's theory that the simplest explanation is best.
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| Wider acceptance of scientific thought came when the educated public | became convinced that science offered certainty.
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| Which of the following is true of the status of women during this period? | In many countries, even widows of aristocrats could not inherit their husbands' estates.
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| Blaise Pascal is important because | he was the first accomplished scientist to focus on the limitations of science.
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| All of the following were examples of popular enthusiasm for science in the late seventeenth century EXCEPT | the widespread practice of charivaris
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| The primary impulse behind Mannerism was | escapism.
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| Michel de Montaigne created the literary form known as | the essay
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| Cervantes and Shakespeare had in common that they both | reflected the stresses of their times.
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| The Baroque style was found particularly in Catholic countries because | it supported the Counter-Reformation.
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| The Classical style was differentiated from the Baroque because | it was characterized by restraint and discipline.
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| The number of Europeans rose only slightly in the seventeenth century for all the following reasons EXCEPT that | the English and Dutch populations only recovered after 1680, accounting for the little increase there was.
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| Seventeenth-century society was characterized by | increasing mobility.
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| Life was generally becoming harder for the peasantry for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that | there was no escape from the farm.
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| All of the following changes were taking place in traditional villages EXCEPT | government welfare programs enticing peasants off the land
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| In contrast to the villages, life in the cities was | impersonal
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| All of the following first became common in cities in the late seventeenth century EXCEPT | the achievement of literacy for a majority of both women and men.
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