Major People
He formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation who is he?
Isaac Newton
This invention by Zacharias Janssen allowed scientists to view tiny organisms what is it?
The microscope
What is the geocentric model?
The Church favored this Earth-centered model of the universe
This Englishman promoted inductive reasoning and the scientific method who is he?
Francis Bacon
The Scientific Revolution helped spark this later intellectual movement:
The Enlightenment
This Polish astronomer proposed the heliocentric model who is he?
Nicolaus Copernicus
Galileo’s discovery of these lunar features challenged the idea of heavenly perfection what are they?
Moon craters or mountains on the Moon
What is the Inquisition?
An institution that tried Galileo in 1633
This French philosopher said “I think, therefore I am.” who is he?
René Descartes
Scientists began to rely on this over faith or tradition
reason or observation
He improved the telescope and was put on trial by the Church who is he?
Galileo Galilei
What is a prism?
Newton used this device to split light into colors
This pope forced Galileo to recant his beliefs which pope is it?
Pope Urban VIII
The method combining observation, experimentation, and analysis is called:
the scientific method
The revolution encouraged this new attitude about nature and laws called
Skepticism
This German astronomer discovered planetary motion laws who is he?
Johannes Kepler
William Harvey discovered this organ pumped blood throughout the body what is it?
The heart
This describes the Catholic Church’s list of banned books
The Index of Prohibited Books
Descartes emphasized this type of reasoning starting from general principles what is it called?
deductive reasoning
This class of people gained more social respect due to scientific work
Scientists
He dissected human bodies and wrote a groundbreaking anatomy book who is he?
Andreas Vesalius
This early instrument helped measure atmospheric pressure what is it?
The barometer
True or False: Copernicus published On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres during his lifetime.
True (on his deathbed in 1543)
What were Descartes’ two pillars of reality:
mind and matter
True or False: The Scientific Revolution ended all belief in religion
False