Revolution Flashcards

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He beloved that the earth was at the center a concept known as the geocentrism

A

Claudius Ptolemy

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It is known as what when the earth was center a concept

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Geocentrism

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3
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True or false
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was accepted without controversy from the start.

A

False

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4
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Identify the process described by Charles Darwin where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce.

A

Natural selection

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5
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Identify the title of Charles Darwin’s seminal work published in 1859.

A

The origin of species

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6
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Identify the term describing the model of the solar system with the sun at its center, opposed to the geocentric model.

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Heliocentric Model

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7
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Identify the astronomer who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system in the 16th century.

A

Nicolaus Copernicus

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Identify the person that believed the earth was a center a concept known as Geocentrism

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Claudius Ptolemy

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9
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Identify the person introduced the theory of evolution

A

Charles Darwin

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