Exam 14: New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

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The Berlin Academy of Science denied Maria Winkelmann's application to continue her husband's study because ________.

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Which of the following is Tycho Brahe's major contribution to science?

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The most elaborative baroque monument to political absolutism was ________.

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Most Ptolemaic writers assumed the earth was the center of the universe,an outlook known as _______________.

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The scientist most known for his work on the laws of gravitation was ________.

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Who is known as the father of empiricism?

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The woman who brought René Descartes to advise on the new science academy was ________.

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Compare and contrast Blaise Pascal's and Francis Bacon's approaches to the relationship between religion and science.On what would they agree? On what would they disagree?

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The author of Pensées,published posthumously,was _________.

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Newton was a strong supporter of ________.

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The method of investigation that relies on evidence,experimentation,and observations derived from sensory experiences to construct scientific theory is the ________ method.

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According to Francis Bacon,the Bible and nature ________.

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Pascal's attitude toward reason was that it was ________.

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Bernini was hired by Urban VIII to decorate ________.

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Baroque art first emerged in ________.

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Jonathan Swift's satire of the new sciences was ________.

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The experiences of the English Civil War led Thomas Hobbes to summarize his views about strong central government in his book ________.

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The assumption that the earth moved about the sun in a circle is known as the ________________ model.

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How were the witch hunts a sign of their times? What role did religion play in the witch hunts? What do you think caused the witch hunts to come to a close?

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The scientific fact that the orbits of the planets are elliptical was discovered by ________.

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Exam 14: New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries

The Berlin Academy of Science denied Maria Winkelmann's application to continue her husband's study because ________.

Which of the following is Tycho Brahe's major contribution to science?

The most elaborative baroque monument to political absolutism was ________.

Most Ptolemaic writers assumed the earth was the center of the universe,an outlook known as _______________.

The scientist most known for his work on the laws of gravitation was ________.

Who is known as the father of empiricism?

The woman who brought René Descartes to advise on the new science academy was ________.

Compare and contrast Blaise Pascal's and Francis Bacon's approaches to the relationship between religion and science.On what would they agree? On what would they disagree?

The author of Pensées,published posthumously,was _________.

Newton was a strong supporter of ________.

The method of investigation that relies on evidence,experimentation,and observations derived from sensory experiences to construct scientific theory is the ________ method.

According to Francis Bacon,the Bible and nature ________.

Pascal's attitude toward reason was that it was ________.

Bernini was hired by Urban VIII to decorate ________.

Baroque art first emerged in ________.

Jonathan Swift's satire of the new sciences was ________.

The experiences of the English Civil War led Thomas Hobbes to summarize his views about strong central government in his book ________.

The assumption that the earth moved about the sun in a circle is known as the ________________ model.

How were the witch hunts a sign of their times? What role did religion play in the witch hunts? What do you think caused the witch hunts to come to a close?

The scientific fact that the orbits of the planets are elliptical was discovered by ________.

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Medieval Society: Hierarchies, towns, universities, and Families (1000-1300)

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Renaissance and Discovery

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European State Consolidation in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

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