The Scientific Revolution

How did scientists begin challenging authority during the Scientific Revolution?  

•  By testing old beliefs using logic, math and observations
•  By reading classic literature
• By collecting samples of plant life
•  By forming new government ideas 

Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued  

• That heaven did not exist
• That Earth revolved around the sun
• Against the law of gravity
• That the sun revolved around the Earth

According to Copernicus, the sun  

• Revolved around the earth
• Was the center of the Universe
• Was the biggest star
•  Had many moons

What did Kepler add to Copernicus’ heliocentric theory?  

• That Jupiter had four moons
• That the planets revolved around the earth 
• That the sun was the biggest star
• That the planets move in an ellipses around the sun

This term refers to an earlier understanding of science, it was an early form of Chemistry that was based on religion and magic.    

• Alchemy 
• Witchcraft
• Physics
• Trigonometry  

Who created the geocentric theory?

• Issac Newton
• Ptolemy 
• Copernicus
• Galileo

Who created the heliocentric theory?

• Copernicus
• Galileo 
• Ptolemy
• Kepler

What did the geocentric theory state?

• The sun was at the center of the universe
• The earth was at the center of the universe

What is the heliocentric theory?

• There is no sun
• The sun is smaller than the Earth
• The sun is the center of the universe
• The Earth in the center of the universe

The Scientific Revolution was a time where

• people began to experiment and collect evidence about the world around them
• people became MORE religious
• The Catholic Church gained power
• Greek and Roman ideas were reborn