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  • Who were the earliest people to have health centers or temples?
    Egyptians
  • What was emphasized during the Scientific Revolution?

    Reason, advances in Astronomy, Physics, and Biology
  • Who authored "De Humani Corporis fabrica"?

    Andreas Vesalius
  • What was the emphasis during the Dark Ages regarding medicine?
    Saving the soul and the study of medicine was prohibited
  • What major epidemic occurred during the Renaissance?
    Bubonic Plague
  • What does the term "energy" refer to in the context of heat?
    The addition or removal of heat
  • How are derived units obtained in the SI system?
    By combining SI units
  • What is the SI unit of length?
    Meter
  • What is the SI unit of mass?
    Kilogram
  • What is a characteristic of a solid substance?
    A solid has its own shape
  • Who developed the Theory of Relativity?
    Albert Einstein
  • Who invented the pendulum clock?
    Christiaan Huygens
  • Who was the first scientist to perform controlled experiments?
    Robert Boyle
  • Who invented the mechanical calculator?
    Wilhelm Schickard
  • Who was the Swedish botanist that named flora and fauna?
    Carolus Linnaeus
  • Who was the Italian astronomer and mathematician known for contributions to astronomy?
    Galileo Galilei
  • Who is known for the Scientific Method?
    Francis Bacon
  • What did Hippocrates prescribe for health?

    Diets, fresh air, and massage
  • What is the vector for the Bubonic Plague?
    Rat flea
  • Who discovered the circulation of blood?
    William Harvey
  • What did Galen learn about the human body?
    He learned firsthand by treating injured gladiators
  • Who discovered X-rays?
    William Roentgen
  • Who invented the first stethoscope?
    Rene Laennec
  • Who is known as the Father of Medicine?
    Hippocrates
  • Who is known as the Father of microbiology and the microscope?
    Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek
  • What did Marie Curie work on?

    Radioactivity and received two Nobel prizes
  • What does the illustration represent regarding celestial bodies?
    It supports the heliocentric theory
  • What did Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promote regarding knowledge?
    Knowledge should be based on experimentation and observation
  • Who formulated the law of gravity?
    Isaac Newton
  • Who proved mathematically that planets revolve around the sun?
    Johannes Kepler
  • What was the first thermometer's freezing point?
    32 degrees Fahrenheit
  • At what temperature does water freeze on the Celsius scale?
    0 degrees Celsius
  • Who advanced the heliocentric theory?
    Galileo Galilei
  • What contributions did Galileo make to science?
    He invented the telescope and studied the law of the pendulum
  • What did Francis Bacon urge scientists to do?
    To experiment, not just reason
  • What are the basic quantities measured in mechanics?
    Length and mass
  • What is the standard unit of mass in the SI system?
    Kilogram
  • Which system of units uses the foot, the pound, and the second?
    Imperial system (CFPS)
  • What branch of physics studies objects at rest and in motion?
    Mechanics
  • What is thermal radiation?
    The transfer of heat through the emission of electromagnetic waves