The Scientific Revolution

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What two big events in Europe caused a shift in thinking?

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Renaissance and Reformation

Front

What is traditional thinking?

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Using the bible to explain world events

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What is scientific thinking?

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Using science to explain world events

Front

What big change occurred during the Scientific Revolution?

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Traditional to scientific thinking

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The geocentric theory of the universe places the sun at the center

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False

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The heliocentric theory says the sun is the center of the universe

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True

Front

What technology did Galileo use to confirm the heliocentric theory?

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A telescope

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Which order of the scientific method is correct? Options: Hypothesis, Experiment, Collect Data, Form Conclusions, Share Results; Experiment, Hypothesis, Collect Data, Form Conclusions, Share Results; Hypothesis, Experiment, Share Results, Collect Data, Form Conclusions

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Hypothesis, Experiment, Collect Data, Form Conclusions, Share Results

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What important invention allowed the Scientific Revolution to spread? Options: The newspaper, The printing press, The horse and buggy, The astrolabe

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The printing press

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What element of the Renaissance had the biggest effect on people searching for knowledge on their own? Emphasis on the individual, Greek and Roman Influence, Humanism, Celebration of Secular Achievements

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Humanism