S.S. Ch. 18 Maryville University
questions with correct answers
According to Brahe, which body did the planets, aside
from Earth, orbit? - answer>>>Sun
Which of the following was NOT a philosophical
development of, or encouraged by, the Scientific
Revolution? - answer>>>Scholasticism
Which of these people thought that the sun was at the
center of the universe? - answer>>>Copernicus
Which of these people worked to develop more accurate
astronomical instruments? - answer>>>Brahe
Which philosopher was French, and is often called the
'Father of Modern Philosophy'? - answer>>>René
Descartes
Which view means sun-centered? -
answer>>>Heliocentric
, Which word is used to describe Copernicus's theory? -
answer>>>Heliocentric
Who was an ancient Greek philosopher who developed
formal ways to inquire about the universe? -
answer>>>Aristotle
Who was the Roman physician whose theories, including
that of the Four Humors, were disproved by many of the
early modern period discoveries and advances? -
answer>>>Galen
Whose contribution to the scientific method was his
emphasis on experimentation? - answer>>>Roger Bacon
Why did Ptolemy introduce the concept of epicycles? -
answer>>>Because he believed that heavenly bodies
traveled in perfect circles, and epicycles helped to
compensate for any discrepancies with observations.
Why was Galileo persecuted by the Church for his ideas
while his contemporary Johannes Kepler was not? -
answer>>>Because Kepler was a Protestant living in a
Protestant country, out of Church's reach, while Galileo
was a Catholic living in a Catholic country.
Why, in the traditional view, were the Dark Ages labelled
in such a way? - answer>>>was thought of as a period of
intellectual dormancy.
questions with correct answers
According to Brahe, which body did the planets, aside
from Earth, orbit? - answer>>>Sun
Which of the following was NOT a philosophical
development of, or encouraged by, the Scientific
Revolution? - answer>>>Scholasticism
Which of these people thought that the sun was at the
center of the universe? - answer>>>Copernicus
Which of these people worked to develop more accurate
astronomical instruments? - answer>>>Brahe
Which philosopher was French, and is often called the
'Father of Modern Philosophy'? - answer>>>René
Descartes
Which view means sun-centered? -
answer>>>Heliocentric
, Which word is used to describe Copernicus's theory? -
answer>>>Heliocentric
Who was an ancient Greek philosopher who developed
formal ways to inquire about the universe? -
answer>>>Aristotle
Who was the Roman physician whose theories, including
that of the Four Humors, were disproved by many of the
early modern period discoveries and advances? -
answer>>>Galen
Whose contribution to the scientific method was his
emphasis on experimentation? - answer>>>Roger Bacon
Why did Ptolemy introduce the concept of epicycles? -
answer>>>Because he believed that heavenly bodies
traveled in perfect circles, and epicycles helped to
compensate for any discrepancies with observations.
Why was Galileo persecuted by the Church for his ideas
while his contemporary Johannes Kepler was not? -
answer>>>Because Kepler was a Protestant living in a
Protestant country, out of Church's reach, while Galileo
was a Catholic living in a Catholic country.
Why, in the traditional view, were the Dark Ages labelled
in such a way? - answer>>>was thought of as a period of
intellectual dormancy.
