Scientific Revolution

I can compare the vision of science before and after the Scientific Revolution.

I recognize the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment as the origin of modern science.

I can identify key figures of this period.​

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WORLD HISTORY

​Scientific Revolution

1550 - 1635​

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• Gutenberg invented the printing press (1450) > Bible

• Middle class grew

• "Humanism"​ (based on ancient Greece & Rome)

• A growth in trade, arts, science, architecture, & sculpture​

• ​Led the path for new way of thinking

• Italian intellectual movement that spread to the rest of Europe

• "Rebirth"​ > recovery from hard times, plague, instability...

• Protestant Reformation (Martin Luther) > Christian humanism​

​Renaissance (1350-1550 CE)

Painter, sculptor, and architect. He painted the famous ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. Demonstrates perfect proportions in his art.

Michelangelo

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Italian painter, inventor, sculptor, architect, engineer, and more whose skill and intelligence, represents humanism's ideal. Famous works: "Last Supper, Mona Lisa and inventions of flying machines.

Leonardo Da Vinci

Well known for his frescoes in the Vatican Palace. His famous work is "School of Athens" that reveals the classical world of Greece and Rome.

Raphael

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• The Renaissance- questioning society and human potential

• Age of Discovery-Exploring new lands which opened up new truths to be found & fueled science research [navigating tools]

• The Printing Press- helped spread challenging ideas

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What lead the path to Scientific Revolution?

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Gave Europeans a new way to view humankind's place in the universe.

People to identify: Ptolemy, Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Newton, Kepler, Margaret Cavendish...​

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​Scientific Revolution 1545 CE

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Multiple Choice

Before the 1500's who and what were the final authorities with regard to most knowledge?

• The Church

• Greeks and Romans

• Scientists

• Scholars

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a cause that lead to the Scientific Revolution?

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Discovery

• The Printing Press

• The Protestant Reformation

* Ptolemic System: Geocentric (Earth at the center)

*Copernicus and Kepler: Heliocentric (sun-centered)

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​Discoveries in Astronomy

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Multiple Choice

What was the common belief regarding the Earth during the Middle Ages?

• Flat Theory-The earth is flat and if you go far enough you will fall off.

• Geocentric Theory-The earth is in the center of the universe

• Heliocentric Theory- The Sun is in the center of the universe

Mathematician who used the telescope discovered mountains on the moon, 4 moon around Jupiter.

The Church ordered him to abandon the Copernican idea​

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Galileo

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• Mathematician professor

• Defined the 3 laws of motion

• Universal law of gravitation: explains why planets move in elliptical orbits and that every object in the universe is attracted to each other by gravity.​​

​Isaac Newton

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​Medicine & Chemistry

Vesalius (1543): Dissected human body, presented general structure of human body.

Harvey​ (1628): Heart as the beginning point for blood circulation

Boyle: Properties of gases "Boyle's law" - volume of gas varies with pressure

Lavoiser: System to name chemical elements​

Francis Bacon: Scientific method > inductive reasoning instead of ancient authorities.

Cavendish: female scientist (limits of man over Nature)

Multiple Choice

Who was responsible for the law of gravitation and laws of motion?

• Boyle

• Newton

• Galileo

• Vesalius

Multiple Choice

Was forced by the Church to abandon Copernicus ideas about the movement of planets:

• Galileo

• Newton

• Kepler

• Boyle

Multiple Choice

A systematic procedure for collecting data and analyzing evidence, it is crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world:

• Circulatory system

• Ptolemic system

• Scientific method

Multiple Choice

Science Old Viewpoint before the Scientific Revolution:

• God and the Church have all the answers

• The posing of theories about the natural world

• Development of procedures to test ideas

• Observation can help us understand the world