Unit 1 – Intellectual Revolutions

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Sources of knowledge before the Scientific Revolution

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Ancient texts from the Greeks and Romans, religious texts such as the Bible

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Theory placing Earth at the center of the solar system

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Geocentric theory

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Built on the foundation of the Scientific Revolution

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Enlightenment

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Laid the foundation for scientific thinking for the sake of science

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Scientific Revolution

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1543-1687 (17th Century)

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Scientific Revolution

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Openly and loudly challenged authorities

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Enlightenment

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Focus on scientific advancement and laying the foundation for scientific thinking.

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Scientific Revolution

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Focus on political advancement and challenging authorities.

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Enlightenment

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Term for intellectuals who wrote and experimented during the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment.

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Philosophes

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Name of the dominant religious authority in Europe during the Middle Ages, believed to be the only authority on interpreting the Bible.

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Catholic Church