European History : Cultural and Intellectual History
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Example Question #51 : Cultural And Intellectual History
Galileo’s support of which of the following theories caused him to be persecuted by the inquisition?
Early Flight
Air pressure
Tyconicism
Geocentrism
Heliocentrism
Heliocentrism
Galileo Galilee was an influential Italian mathematician, astronomer, physicist, and philosopher who has been called “the father of Astronomy” and “The father of Modern Physics”. His discoveries are numerous and include discovering that the moon is round, not flat and that the planet Venus had phases, which strongly supported Copernicus’s theory that the sun is the center of the universe and the planets rotate around it (Heliocentrism). In 1632 Galileo wrote a book called “Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems” which argued for the theory of Heliocentrism, which was against the church’s teachings. He was tried by the inquisition for heresy, was forced to retract his claims, was put under house arrest for the rest of his life.
Example Question #52 : Cultural And Intellectual History
What is humanism?
A study of all of the different ethnicities in existence
The study of people’s reaction to religion during the 14th century
A belief that people should not live in close proximity to animals
A movement focused on human values, individuality and philosophy
The study human anatomy
A movement focused on human values, individuality and philosophy
Humanism focused on the importance of the individual. The humanist movement was a response to the “narrow” methods of medieval scholarship which was very concerned with religious dogma and a multitude of rules. Humanists thought that universal human values, not only religious beliefs, were important, and they encouraged the use of reason and observation to help people understand the world. They studied the ancient works and hoped that by leaning the lessons of the ancient philosophers they could create a population of virtuous and literate citizens.
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