HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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That heaven did not exist
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That Earth revolved around the sun
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Against the law of gravity
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That the sun revolved around the Earth
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Detailed explanation-1: -Galileo was ordered to turn himself in to the Holy Office to begin trial for holding the belief that the Earth revolves around the sun, which was deemed heretical by the Catholic Church. Standard practice demanded that the accused be imprisoned and secluded during the trial.
Detailed explanation-2: -NEW YORK-In 1610, Galileo Galilei peered through his telescope and discovered four moons orbiting around Jupiter, a breakthrough that helped confirm the heliocentric theory that the Earth revolves around the sun, and not the other way around.
Detailed explanation-3: -With the Catholic Church functioning in such a manner, Galileo’s belief that the Earth revolves around the Sun was deemed to be heretical. The Church believed that it was an absolute fact of scripture that the Sun revolved around the Earth, and that this could not be disputed.