Exploring Medicine Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
Q

Leeuwenhoek wrote about his discoveries in___

A

Dutch

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2
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said, “I was wrong. The little animals do exist.”

A

Christiaan Huygens

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3
Q

The Black Death was caused by

A

a certain type of bacteria

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4
Q

invented the printing press

A

Gutenberg

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5
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Did the Royal Society refuse to read Leeuwenhoek’s letters?

A

no

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6
Q

wrote a poem about Leeuwenhoek’s discoveries

A

Jonathan Swift

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7
Q

Leeuwenhoek worked as a ___ of the city hall.

A

janitor

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8
Q

said, “Shut your doors against your friends.”

A

the town leader when the Black Death struck

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9
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referred to God as the Maker of the Great All

A

Leeuwenhoek

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10
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said, “We suffer from disease while he plays with a useless hobby!

A

the local people

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11
Q

The word micro means

A

to cook

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