Scientific Revolution

What were some of the ideas of the Medieval ages (Middle Ages) in Europe, before the 1500s?

Give an example of how the Scientific Revolution, and the new way of thinking about the natural world, helped European explore other lands?

What is the Heliocentric theory and who came up with this theory?

Explain the difference between the Geocentric theory and the Heliocentric theory?

Why was the work/discoveries/studies of Galileo so controversial?

Why is the scientific method important?

What is Newton's biggest discovery?

What other fields/areas/subjects benefited from new discoveries? Can you give an example of a new discovery in one of these fields?

Fill the following gaps:

Old Science relied on _________ and New Science relied on _________.

Why do people in/of authority tend to reject new ideas? Support your ideas with examples or evidence. This doesn't have to be from the Scientific Revolution.