Which practice was more likely to be accepted after the scientific revolution than before?A.Scientists attending universities controlled by the Catholic ChurchB.Scientists claiming that the Earth was at the center of the solar systemC.Scientists deriving much of their knowledge from the BibleD.Scientists challenging traditional beliefs about the way the universe worksSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Which intellectual revolutions altered the way modern science was understood and approached by challenging traditional beliefs and introducing new paradigms in astronomy?a.Enlightenment Revolutionb.Copernican Revolutionc.Industrial Revolutiond.Scientific RevolutionClear my choice

Why was the development of the scientific method a significant factor in the scientific revolution?A.It allowed scientists to repeat and verify the work of others.B.It provided common ground on which scientists and priests could agree.C.It showed that scientists could pursue knowledge without wealthy patrons.D.It convinced most Europeans to abandon religion entirely.SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

2. What was one of the significant impacts of the Scientific Revolution? A. Public education was established throughout Western Europe. B. People became skeptical about the existence of other planets. C. People became skeptical about organized religion and ceased going to church. D. People formed knowledge through observation and logic.

The Scientific Revolution began with the work of the Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus. His work led to a new view of the universe.For nearly two thousand years, most people considered Earth the center of the universe. According to this geocentric theory, the sun, stars, and planets—everything believed to be the universe—traveled around a motionless Earth. Aristotle had taught this theory. The Bible also seemed to support it since, in one Bible story, God stops the sun from moving across the sky. Additionally, the geocentric theory seemed to make obvious sense because the sun and stars do appear to travel around Earth.Aristotle had also taught that all heavenly bodies move in circles. Unfortunately, this belief made it difficult to explain the observed movements of planets, such as Mars and Jupiter. In the 2nd century C.E., Ptolemy created a complicated theory to account for this.Both ancient and medieval writers, including Muslim scientists, found problems with Ptolemy's theory. In the early 1500s, Copernicus tackled these issues when he used observations and mathematics to propose a very different idea. According to his heliocentric theory, Earth and the other planets travel in orbits around the sun, which is at the center of this solar system. Earth also turns on its own axis every 24 hours, explaining why heavenly objects seem to move around Earth.Like Ptolemy, Copernicus had trouble predicting the movement of planets with perfect accuracy, but he still believed his theory was simpler and more satisfying than Ptolemy's. In 1543, he described his idea in a published book. However, the book convinced very few people and was even attacked by some Church officials and scientists.Then, in the early 1600s, German scientist Johannes Kepler expanded on Copernicus's theory. After studying detailed observations, Kepler realized that the orbits of the planets were ovals, not circles. With this insight, he wrote precise mathematical laws describing the planets' movements around the sun.Kepler's laws coincided beautifully with actual observations, proving that the Copernican theory was correct. Once the theory was accepted, people would never again hold the same view of Earth's place in the universe.

Renaissance humanism greatly influenced the Scientific Revolution. It held that beliefs based upon what a person observed and experienced were more valid than beliefs based upon A. religious teachings. B. the dignity of man. C. a person’s nature. D. pagan philosophy.