chapter 8 - scientific revolution SEMESTER EXAM

Question 1

geocentric theory

Answer 1

created by ptolemy, aka the ptolemaic system. the earth is viewed as spheres, one inside the other. earth is fixed at the center. tenth sphere is the “prime mover”, which moves itself. beyond it is heaven, where God resides.

Question 2

heliocentric theory

Answer 2

created by nicolas copernacus. his conception of the sun being in the center seemed accurate. the planets revolved around the sun, and the moon around earth.

Question 3

what was kepler’s discovery in destroying the ptolemaic theory?

Answer 3

kepler used astronomical data to arrive at his laws of planetary motion. he showed that the planets’ orbits were not circular, but elliptical. the sun was at the end of the ellipse.

Question 4

scientific method

Answer 4

created by francis bacon. it was a systematic procedure for collecting/analyzing evidence. this was crucial to the evolution of the science in the world. bacon wanted science to benefit industry, agriculture, and trade.