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Potpourri
Potpourri II
100

This is the term for "disputes on women."

What is "querelles des femmes"?

100

He was responsible for synthesizing the ideas of Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes into the scientific method. 

Who was Isaac Newton?

100

The heliocentric model of the universe was most troubling to the Catholic Church because

(1) there was no designated location of Heaven

(2) Humans, God's greatest creation, were no longer the center of the universe

(3) the universe was infinite

100
According to Harvey, what was the beginning point of circulation of blood in the body?

What was the heart and not the liver (like Galen claimed)?

100

He criticized Descartes idea of the separation of mind and matter and claimed that God was not simply the creator of the universe, but was the universe.

Who was Benedict Spinoza?

200

She went on an expedition to Suriname to collect samples of plants and insect life.

Who was Maria Sibylla Merian?

200

His most famous work is commonly called Principia.

Who is Newton?

200

The idea that God created the universe and then stepped back, allowing it to run by its own laws of nature. 

What is the Newtonian World-Machine?

200

Cogito ergo sum.

What is "I think therefore, I am"?
200

He is known for his laws on planetary motion.

Who was Johannes Kepler?

300

This was the biblical argument about women's "natural inferiority."

What is that Eve was created from Adam's rib and therefore was a "structural defect rooted in the original creation"?

300

He was the ancient Greek philosopher that Copernicus discovered had proposed a sun-centered universe.

Who was Aristarchus of Samos?

300

The Catholic Church did not condemn Copernicus because...

(1) he dedicated his work to the Pope

(2) claimed his religious friends were supportive of him

300

The overall purpose of the Scientific Societies was to...

What is- to spread the ideas of the Scientific Revolution?

300

She was educated by her father and uncle. 

Who was Maria Winkelmann?

400

These were the two pieces of evidence that allegedly scientifically proved women's "natural inferiority."

(1) They had larger pelvises.

(2) They had smaller skulls.


400

He came up with "like cures like."

Who was Paracelsus?

400

Pascal addressed his skeptics by arguing that 

God is a reasonable bet; it is worthwhile to assume that God exists. 

400

This is viewed as a cause of the Scientific Revolution. 

What is the revival in Hermeticism?
400

These were the three characters in Galileo's Dialogues.

Who is Simplicio (supporter of Geocentrism), Sagrado (open minded laymen) and Salviati (support of heliocentrism.)

500
This restricted women's options in life and made them lose their position as the head of religion in their household. 

What was the Protestant Reformation?

500

He is the 1st to compile detailed observations of the positions and movements of the stars and planets.

Who was Tycho Brahe?

500

He was determined to show that Christianity and science did not have to be at odds with each other.

Who was Blaise Pascal in Pensees?

500

These are the 4 bodily humors according to Galen

(1) blood

(2) yellow bile

(3) phlegm

(4) black bile

** disease is caused by an imbalance

500

He is the only English scientist to be buried in Westminster Abbey?

Who is Isaac Newton?

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