Euroch14and17 - European History AP Ch 14 Worksheet Name_...

European History AP Name_____________________________
Ch 14 Worksheet
Terms:
A. Scientific Revolution K. Rene Descartes
B. Nicolaus Copernicus L. Thomas Hobbes
C. geocentrism M. John Locke
D. Tycho Brahe N. Margaret Cavendish
E. Johannes Kepler O. physico-theology
F. Galileo Galelei P. baroque
G. Isaac Newton
H. mechanism
I. Francis Bacon
J. empiricism
Questions:
1. Was the scientific revolution truly “scientific”? Explain. Was it revolutionary?
2. Explain the Ptolemaic system.
3. Explain why and how Galileo’s mathematical arguments were even more significant than his new
physical observations.
4. What How did the idea of mechanism transform the European world view?
5. Why did Hobbes advocate absolute government?
6. Explain Locke’s importance. How did Locke affect thinking in the areas of politics and religion? Even
psychology?
7. What purpose(s) did the “institutions of sharing” such as the Royal Society serve?
8. How were women treated during the Scientific Revolution? Were they intellectually welcomed?