Scientific Revolution Vocabulary

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The theory that the Earth revolves around the sun which was developed by different astronomers including Copernicus, Galileo, and Kepler.

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Heliocentric Theory

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Ptolemy's theory that the Earth is the center of the universe and was taught by the Catholic Church is known as the...

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Geocentric Theory

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Which group held ultimate authority before the Enlightenment?

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The Catholic Church

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Geocentric

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What is the term for the model of the solar system that places the sun at the center?

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Heliocentric

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A crime that goes against the Catholic Church's beliefs and teachings

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Heresy

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What is a Social or Political change called?

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Revolution

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During the Scientific Revolution people started using experiments to test theories rather than just believing the ___________

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Church

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Galileo was tried for heresy because he argued: That Earth revolved around the sun

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That Earth revolved around the sun

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A government in which the king controls all the power.

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Absolute Monarch