Scientific Revolution & the Enlightenment

Define ‘revolution’:

• Great Change

• Great Improve

• Great Reform

• Great Refine

Why might people not have a difficulty time accepting new ideas or ways of thinking?

• Stubborn

• Bias

• Afraid of change

• Regret

What was the geocentric theory

• Earth as the edge of the universe, supported by scrolls

• Earth as the center of the universe, supported by religion

• Earth as the top of the universe, supported by ancient scripture

• Earth as the bottom of the universe, supported by the five senses

How did the Heliocentric theory diff?

• Sun is the center, planets revolve around, supported by science

• Sun is at the edge, planets stay still, supported by religion

• Sun is at the bottom, planets orbit, supported by ancient writings

• Sun is at the top, planets planets stay still, supported by science

This age was called the Scientific Revolution- How did this age differ from earlier ages?

• New ideas must be proven by using your five senses

• New ideas must be proven by using theoretic laws

• New ideas must be proven by using the reasoning method

• New ideas must be proven by using proof

Who was Copernicus

• A scientist that used his eyes that came up with the Heliocentric theory

• A scientist that used the telescope and came up with the Heliocentric theory

• A scientist that used the reasoning method and came up with the Heliocentric theory

• A scientist that used the ancient writings and came up with the Heliocentric theory

***What did the ancient Greek Ptolemy teach and it would become entrenched within the Christian faith (and others like Judaism and Islam)?

• Gave us that the Earth was Flat

• Gave us that the Earth was round

• Gave us that the Earth was axis tilt

• Gave us the age of Earth

Who was Galileo Galilei? What did he do? What reaction did this cause within the Roman Catholic church?

• An Italian scientist that used a utensil to proof Copernicus' theory

• An Italian scientist that used a tool to proof Copernicus' theory

• An Italian scientist that used item to proof Copernicus' theory

• An Italian scientist that used technology to proof Copernicus' theory

How did Johannes Kepler further the ideas of Copernicus?

• Used literature to prove heliocentric theory and to prove that we have elliptical orbits

• Used science to prove heliocentric theory and to prove that we have elliptical orbits

• Used math to prove heliocentric theory and to prove that we have elliptical orbits

• Used the knowledge to prove heliocentric theory, and to prove that we have elliptical orbits

What is the Scientific Method and describe the importance of Francis Bacon and Rene Descartes.

• A 6 step process to discover truths, Bacon and descartes co-founders of scientific method

• A 7 step process to discover truths, Bacon and descartes co-founders of scientific method

• A 5 step process to discover truths, Bacon and descartes co-founders of scientific method

• A 9 step process to discover truths, Bacon and descartes co-founders of scientific method