Chapter 16 Quiz

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Natural Philosophers

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Based study on religious teaching and classical literature

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In Ptolemys geocentric Universe

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The earth was the center of the universe

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Newtons work explained

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The laws of motion and gravity

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Lavoisier

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In using only known facts to arrive at conclusions

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Lavoisier prove that

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Matter can change shape but can't be created or destroyed

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Mercantilism

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Joint-stock companies

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Mercantilism held that countries should

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Do all they could to increase wealth

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European nations used colonies for all of the following except

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To improve lives for the natives

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All of the reasons were reasons for interest in colonization except

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To achieve political gains

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Portugal's explorations were inspired by

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Prince Henry

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The Colombian exchange was

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Trade between America and Europe

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The treaty of tordesillas

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Divided new world trade between Portugal and Spain

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The selling of slaves from Africa became know as the

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Triangular Trade

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Spain's main asset in the Americas was

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Minerals

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Phillip the 2nd lost the Netherlands for all of the reasons except

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He enslaved Dutch people

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Roger Bacon

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English Philosopher and Scientist

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Copernicus

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Argued that that sun was the center if the universe. Heliocentric theory (sun-centered)

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Ptolemy

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Geocentric(earth-centered)

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Galileo Galilei

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Invented telescope

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Isaac Newton

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Wrote a book that stated that planets revolve around the sun

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Andreas Vesalius

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Pioneered the study of anatomy

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Rene Descartes

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Leader of the Scientific Revolution

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Francis Bacon

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He believed that theories could only be developed through observations

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Robert Boyle

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Helped pioneer Chemistry

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Bartnue Dias

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Sailed around the cape of good hope; southern tip of Africa

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Vasco De Gama

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Sailed to India by Dias route

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Christopher Columbus

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Italian explorer that landed at San Salvador

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Ferdinand Magellan

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Named the Pacific Ocean

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Amerigo Vespucci

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Explored America

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Balboa

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Discovered New World