Prior to 1600, the scientific world viewed Copernicus's understanding of the universe with ________
A. full acceptance and approval
B. complete rejection
C. caution and interest
D. religious outrage and condemnation
Answer: C
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A) Zachary Taylor B) Millard Fillmore C) Franklin Pierce D) James Polk
Spanish colonials born in Spain were known as __________, as opposed to the American-born creoles.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Who studied in Alexandria, was a mathematician, established the science of hydrostatics, and created many ingenious inventions but dismissed his practical inventions as unimportant?
a. Archimedes of Syracuse b. Euclid c. Aristarchus of Samos d. Eratosthenes e. Philo of Alexandria
The most notable of the humanistic thinkers, who published the first edition of the Greek New Testament, was
A. Donatello. B. Paul III. C. Petrarca. D. Erasmus. E. Masaccio.