Scientific Revolution

Who was responsible for expanding the technology used in telescopes?  (7.H2.1)

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Newton

 Which scientist discovered that the sun was the center of the

          universe and not the Earth?  (7.H2.1)

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Newton

Who explained how gravity works on objects in Earth and in

           Space? (7.H2.1)

• Copernicus

• Kepler

• Galileo

• Newton

Explain how humanism changed art and and the way people thought dramatically during the Renaissance. (7.H2.1)

Before the Renaissance, most people followed whatever was believed to be true [about Earth and the Solar System] by the Catholic Church.  During the Renaissance, many people’s beliefs changed. Discuss these new ideas they had and how it changed society. (7.H2.1)

The Renaissance period focused primarily on creativity through 

​ (a)   and (b)   .  (7.H2.1)​

• science
• art
• religion
• literature
• video production
• gravity

Explain the conflict between Copernicus and Galileo and the Catholic Church.  Give at least two reasons for their conflict. (7.H2.1)

During the Scientific Revolution, many people believed that the truth could be proven through  ​ (a)   ,​ ​ (b)   and, ​ (c)   rather than relying on the explanations provided by myths and religious beliefs. (7.H2.1)

• observation
• math
• argument
• religion
• the church
• art
• literature