Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment, Age of Revolutions

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According to Copernicus, the sun

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Was the center of the Universe

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Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued: That Earth revolved around the sun

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That Earth revolved around the sun

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The idea that the EARTH is the center of the universe is the ___________ theory.

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geocentric

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During the scientific  revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

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Church

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A new way of thinking based on the observation of the natural world and the questioning of old ideas.

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scientific revolution

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How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?

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By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations.

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Renaissance humanism held that beliefs based upon what a person observed and experienced were more valid than beliefs based upon:

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religious teachings

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During the Middle Ages, BEFORE the Scientific Revolution, questions about the world were answered by?

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Ancient Scholars & the Church

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During the Scientific Revolution, European scientists focused their work on explaining: how government affects the individual., Life, advanced chemistry, the workings of the natural world

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the workings of the natural world

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What is the term for a "sun-centered" universe?

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heliocentric