The Scientific Revolution

What factor sparked the start of the Scientific Revolution?

• the increasing popularity of Niccolo Machiavelli's writings

• the renewed interest in religious texts from Ancient Greece

• the scientific investigations of Leonardo da Vinci

• the humanist thought that developed in Europe during the Renaissance

The Catholic Church considered some thinkers of the Scientific Revolution to be heretics because they

• challenged established scientific knowledge

• questioned claims made in biblical passages

• provided explanations for the workings of nature

• believed science was the highest moral authority

What was the main difference between the theories of Johannes Kepler and Nicolaus Copernicus?

• the shape of the planetary orbits

• the importance of testing predictions

• the celestial body at the center of the universe

• the reason for the apparent rising and setting of the sun

What theory believed that the sun was the center of the universe?

• Heliocentric
• Geocentric
• Newton
• Univeral

Which scientist developed laws of motion?  

• Ptolemy
• Copernicus
• Galileo
• Newton

What do these steps describe?
1.  Ask a question
2.  Form a hypothesis
3.  Experiment to test hypothesis
4.  Analyze data
5.  Draw a conclusion

• Order of Operations
• Steps of CPR
• Scientific Method
• Essay writing

What was the result of the Scientific Revolution? 

• advancements in the theories and teachings of the Roman Catholic Church
• Advancedments made in science and math
• Supports previous thought processes and studies
• Expanded on beliefs in faith

This is the structure of living things.

• humanist
• geocentric theory
• anatomy
• rationalism

Scientist began using _____________ and _______________ instead of placing their beliefs in faith.

• History and faith
• Math and Science
• Math and History
• reason and logic

Scientist began using _____________ and _______________ instead of placing their beliefs in faith.

• History and faith
• Math and Science
• Math and History
• reason and logic