Which statement best explains the Roman Catholic Church’s primary reaction to the ideas developed by Galileo and other scientists of the scientific revolution?
A. The Catholic Church blamed Protestants for heretical ideas and sought to eradicate them.
B. The Catholic Church saw the scientific revolution as insignificant and not a threat to their teachings.
C. The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.
D. The Catholic Church saw the scientific method as a threat to their political power in Europe.
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C. The Catholic Church saw new astronomical ideas as heresy because they contradicted the literal word of the Bible.
Which of the following is an effect of Portugal developing the caravel?
A. Portugal became Europe’s first maritime empire.
B. The trade of enslaved Africans decreased.
C. The Roman Catholic Church eradicated Islam from the Iberian peninsula
D. Portugal took control of the Silk Road.
A. Portugal became Europe’s first maritime empire.
B. The trade of enslaved Africans decreased.
C. The Roman Catholic Church eradicated Islam from the Iberian peninsula
D. Portugal took control of the Silk Road.
A. Portugal became Europe’s first maritime empire.