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Scientific Revolution
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1) How did Muslims impact the Scientific Revolution?
A
Muslims suggested changes to the Catholic Church.
B
Europeans learned from Muslims scholars: preserved ancient texts, developed many advanced scientific ideas.
C
Many, though not all, of the scientists of the Scientific Revolution were secretly Muslims.
D
When Muslims attacked, European scientists created new weapons to defend themselves.
2) Before the Scientific Revolution, what were the two main sources of European knowledge about the natural world?
A
Martin Luther and the Bible
B
The Bible and Galileo
C
Aristotle and the Bible
D
The Bible and the Qur’an
3) Isaac Newton developed an explanation for which natural phenomenon?
A
gravity
B
planetary orbits
C
scientific method
D
light
4) Which of the following people believed in the geocentric world view?
A
Kepler
B
Aristotle
C
Copernicus
D
Newton
5) How did Kepler help perfect the heliocentric theory?
A
Kepler discovered that the Moon has craters.
B
Kepler discovered that the sun is a mass of incandescent gas.
C
Kepler figured out that the planets move in elliptical (oval-shaped) orbits.
D
Kepler discovered the planet Venus.
6) Which of these people was responsible for developing the heliocentric theory
A
Kepler
B
Bacon
C
Newton
D
Copernicus
7) What is a hypothesis?
A
An idea or assumption to be tested by an experiment.
B
An experiment used to learn new information.
C
Facts or information gathered in an experiment.
D
The results a scientist publishes after an experiment.
8) Geocentric theory states that
A
planetary objects rotate around the sun.
B
planetary objects rotate around the earth.
C
the center of the universe contains a black hole.
D
the center of the universe contains large rock formations.
9) Heliocentric Theory states that...
A
that planets rotate in perfect circles around the Earth.
B
that all heavenely bodies (planets, stars, sun) rotate around Earth.
C
that planets orbit around the sun.
D
that planets rotate in eliptical orbits.
10) The roots of the scientific revolution
A
came from Jewish scholars who connected Judaism to Aristole's teachings.
B
came from Christian scholars such as, Thomas Aquinas.
C
came from all those listed.
D
came from Greek ideas and text such as Aristotle and Ptolemy.
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