As a Result of the Climatic Changes During the Early

question 29

Multiple Choice

As a result of the climatic changes during the early fourteenth century,

• A) the Thames River in England flooded.
• B) Europeans gave up their earlier explorations of the Atlantic.
• C) Danish colonies in Iceland were abandoned.
• D) state building in Eastern Europe ended.

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Elliptical Orbit

The path taken by an object in space that revolves around another object in an ellipse shape, typical of planets and comets in our solar system.

Kepler

A German mathematician and astronomer known for his laws of planetary motion, which provided one of the foundations for Isaac Newton's theory of universal gravitation.

Scientific Experimentation

The systematic investigation of scientific theories and hypotheses through controlled and observable experiments.

Francis Bacon

An English philosopher, statesman, and essayist who is best known for promoting the scientific method and empiricism.