Galileo and the Scientific Revolution

Open Ended

Describe a time when you held an unpopular opinion or belief? How did it feel to have your belief questioned? Did you end up being correct?

Today's Learning Target

I Can...

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​Describe the contribution of Galileo Galilei and his findings towards the Scientific Revolution

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• Italian Scientist (b. 1564)

• ​Advanced the telescope

• He built his own telescope to examine objects in the sky​ (the moon, sun, other planets)

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Who Was Galileo?

Multiple Choice

Galileo Galilei helped advance the concept of the ____

• Globe

• Telescope

• Sistine Chapel

• X-Ray Machine

• His findings confirmed Copernicus's theory: the sun (NOT EARTH) ​was at the center of the solar system.

• ​This angered the Catholic Church

• ​Galileo was brought before an inquisition (investigation) to suppress heresy (beliefs that go against the church)

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Galileo's Inquisition

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Multiple Choice

Galileo's findings through his telescope confirmed the theory of the mathematician and philosopher ________

• Leonardo Da Vinci

• Michelangelo

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Barry Manilow

Multiple Choice

Both Galileo and Copernicus would agree that...

• The Catholic Church is always right

• the earth is at the center of the solar system

• the sun is at the center of the solar system

• The sun and moon rotate around the earth.

Open Ended

Why were the beliefs of Copernicus and Galileo controversial at the time?

• Galileo did not stop challenging the church!

• He published a book titled Dialogue Concerning The Two Chief World Systems which furthered his support of Copernicus's theory!

• He was once again called to inquisition

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Dialogue Concerning The Two Chief World Systems​

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An inquisition is similar to...

• an investigation

• a party

• a happy dialogue

• telescope

• Galileo was convicted of heresy in 1633

• To save his life he had to apologize to the church and was sentence to life imprisonment

• ​He died in 1642 under house arrest. It was not until 350 years later that The Pope apologized

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​The Death of Galileo

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Multiple Choice

Galileo was convicted of heresy (preaching beliefs against the church) in 1633

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Within just a few years of his conviction, the Catholic Church publicly apologized to Galileo

• True

• False

Open Ended

What are three things you learned today?