Question 1

Newton believed gravity to be

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A) an inanimate but unexplained force. 
B) an effect produced by the curvature of the time-space continuum. 
C) the will of God in the universe. 
D) a quality acquired by matter under some circumstances. 
E) the pull exerted by the need of objects to return to their proper place. 
A) an inanimate but unexplained force. 
B) an effect produced by the curvature of the time-space continuum. 
C) the will of God in the universe. 
D) a quality acquired by matter under some circumstances. 
E) the pull exerted by the need of objects to return to their proper place. C

Question 2

The first scientific society in the world for women was established in

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A) England. 
B) France. 
C) the Dutch Republic. 
D) North America. 
E) There never was such a society. 
A) England. 
B) France. 
C) the Dutch Republic. 
D) North America. 
E) There never was such a society. C

Question 3

Which of the following statements best describes the Scientific Revolution?

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A) The new science grew gradually from the challenge posed by Copernicus. 
B) Copernicus largely completed the Scientific Revolution himself. 
C) Copernicus' s ideas were ignored for about a century, after which the Scientific Revolution took off. 
D) The Scientific Revolution became a battle between those who had a new, perfectly accurate, view of the universe and those who refused to entertain change. 
E) The Scientific Revolution spread slowly and only in Protestant countries. 
A) The new science grew gradually from the challenge posed by Copernicus. 
B) Copernicus largely completed the Scientific Revolution himself. 
C) Copernicus' s ideas were ignored for about a century, after which the Scientific Revolution took off. 
D) The Scientific Revolution became a battle between those who had a new, perfectly accurate, view of the universe and those who refused to entertain change. 
E) The Scientific Revolution spread slowly and only in Protestant countries. A

Question 4

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 elliptical orbits

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Elliptical Orbits

Who?
Elliptical orbit

Question 5

The Almagest was

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A) a handbook of Greek astronomy produced by Ptolemy. 
B) Aristotle's summary of his cosmology. 
C) Johannes Kepler's discourse on alchemy. 
D) Ficino's exposition of Neo-Platonism. 
E) the Arabic translation of Aristotle's Metaphysics . 
A) a handbook of Greek astronomy produced by Ptolemy. 
B) Aristotle's summary of his cosmology. 
C) Johannes Kepler's discourse on alchemy. 
D) Ficino's exposition of Neo-Platonism. 
E) the Arabic translation of Aristotle's Metaphysics .

Question 6

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. The chapter describes the Scientific Revolution as a revolution both in cosmology (vision of the universe)and in methodology. Explain this. What was the old worldview and methodology, and what was the new world view and methodology?

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The Scientific Revolution was a period o

Question 7

Who used the mechanistic view of the world to state that the heart was a mechanical pump?

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A) Andreas Vesalius 
B) William Harvey 
C) Herman Boerhaave 
D) Robert Boyle 
E) Paracelsus 
A) Andreas Vesalius 
B) William Harvey 
C) Herman Boerhaave 
D) Robert Boyle 
E) Paracelsus

Question 8

Tycho Brahe built the finest observatory in Europe with the aid of

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A) the pope. 
B) the Holy Roman Emperor. 
C) the Medici. 
D) the king of Denmark. 
E) the king of France. 
A) the pope. 
B) the Holy Roman Emperor. 
C) the Medici. 
D) the king of Denmark. 
E) the king of France.

Question 9

Alchemical literature became an important source for

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A) scholastic theology. 
B) the theory of forms. 
C) navigation. 
D) military strategy. 
E) the theory of atoms. 
A) scholastic theology. 
B) the theory of forms. 
C) navigation. 
D) military strategy. 
E) the theory of atoms.

Question 10

Which of the following statements best describes the role alchemy played in the development of modern science?

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A) Alchemy played no role in the development of the new science. 
B) The new science arose in opposition to alchemy. 
C) Alchemy was accepted by many scientists and probably gave them the confidence they needed. 
D) Alchemy became an integral part of modern science. 
E) none of the above 
A) Alchemy played no role in the development of the new science. 
B) The new science arose in opposition to alchemy. 
C) Alchemy was accepted by many scientists and probably gave them the confidence they needed. 
D) Alchemy became an integral part of modern science. 
E) none of the above

Question 11

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Scientific Revolution contribute to the birth of the modern world?

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The Scientific Revolution, which took pl

Question 12

Isaac Newton was son of a

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A) yeoman farmer. 
B) high-ranking noble. 
C) wealthy London merchant. 
D) village day-laborer. 
E) minister in the Anglican Church. 
A) yeoman farmer. 
B) high-ranking noble. 
C) wealthy London merchant. 
D) village day-laborer. 
E) minister in the Anglican Church.

Question 13

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Newtonian synthesis

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The Newtonian synthesis refers to the co

Question 14

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. Central to the practice of modern science is the experimental method of investigation and testing scientific theories. Who were some of the pioneers of experimental method in the Scientific Revolution , and what were their achievements?

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The Scientific Revolution, which took pl

Question 15

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 scholastics

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Scholastics, often referred to as Schola

Question 16

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 cosmology

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Cosmology is the study of the origin, ev

Question 17

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How revolutionary was the Scientific Revolution? Which factors supported and which factors impeded the new science?

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The Scientific Revolution was a truly re

Question 18

Galenic traditions of medicine included

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A) advancing the Aristotelian viewpoint. 
B) concern for balancing the body humors. 
C) pursuing bloodletting as a method of healing. 
D) using sweating as a remedy. 
E) all of the above 
A) advancing the Aristotelian viewpoint. 
B) concern for balancing the body humors. 
C) pursuing bloodletting as a method of healing. 
D) using sweating as a remedy. 
E) all of the above

Question 19

The medieval understanding of the universe

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A) was based solely on Judeo-Christian thought. 
B) combined Greek philosophy and Christian thought. 
C) was based solely on Greek thought. 
D) subordinated faith to observation. 
E) was hierarchical and mechanistic. 
A) was based solely on Judeo-Christian thought. 
B) combined Greek philosophy and Christian thought. 
C) was based solely on Greek thought. 
D) subordinated faith to observation. 
E) was hierarchical and mechanistic.

Question 20

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 experimentation

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Who: Scientists, researchers, and indivi

Exam 17: The Scientific Revolution the Universe Seen As a Mechanism

Newton believed gravity to be

The first scientific society in the world for women was established in

Which of the following statements best describes the Scientific Revolution?

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? elliptical orbits

The Almagest was

Who used the mechanistic view of the world to state that the heart was a mechanical pump?

Tycho Brahe built the finest observatory in Europe with the aid of

Alchemical literature became an important source for

Which of the following statements best describes the role alchemy played in the development of modern science?

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the Scientific Revolution contribute to the birth of the modern world?

Isaac Newton was son of a

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Newtonian synthesis

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? scholastics

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? cosmology

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How revolutionary was the Scientific Revolution? Which factors supported and which factors impeded the new science?

Galenic traditions of medicine included

The medieval understanding of the universe

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? experimentation

The Ancient Near East: The First Civilizations

The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

The Greek City-State Democratic Politics

Greek Thought From Myth to Reason

The Hellenistic Age Cultural Diffusion

The Roman Republic City-State to World Empire

The Roman Empire a World-State

Early Christianity a World Religion

The Heirs of Rome Byzantium Islam and Latin Christendom

The High Middle Ages Vitality and Enewal

The Flowering of Medieval Culture the Christian Synthesis

The Late Middle Ages Crisis and Dissolution

The Renaissance Transition to the Modern Age

The Reformation the Shattering of Christian Unity

European Expansion Economic and Social Transformations

The Rise of Sovereignty Transition to the Modern State

The Age of Enlightenment Reason and Reform

The French Revolution the Affirmation of Liberty and Equality

The Industrial Revolution the Great Transformation

Thought and Culture in the Early Nineteenth Century

Revolution and Counterrevolution 1815-1848

Thought and Culture in the Mid-Nineteenth Century Realism and Social Criticism

The Surge of Nationalism From Liberal to Extreme Nationalism

The Industrial West Responses to Modernization

Imperialism Western Global Dominance

Modern Consciousness New Views of Nature Human Nature and the Arts

World War I the West in Despair

An Era of Totalitarianism

Thought and Culture in an Era of World Wars and Totalitarianism

World War II Western Civilization in the Balance

Europe After World War II Recovery and Realignment 1945-1989

The Troubled Present

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