The Scientific Rev

Scientific Revolution: The Enlightenment

Standard: Analyze the intellectual achievements of the Enlightenment and how it challenged the status quo

Lt: I can describe and explain the major impacts of the scientific revolution and how it challenged society.

Multiple Choice

Before the 1500's who and what were the final authorities with regard to most knowledge?

• The Church

• The Greek and Romans

• Scientist

• Scholars

Multiple Choice

What was the common belief regarding the earth during the Middle Ages?

• Geocentric Theory-The earth is in the center of the universe

• Heliocentric Theory- The Sun is in the center of the universe

• Flat Theory-The earth is flat and if you go far enough you will fall off.

• Maliocentric-The moons revolving around earth don't move.

A New Way of Thinking

• Scientific Revolution-when scholars replaced old assumptions from ancient thinkers with new theories

• "A new way to think about the natural world"

• Geocentric Theory--> Heliocentric Theory

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was not a cause that lead to the Scientific Revolution?

• The Renaissance

• The Age of Discovery

• The Printing Press

• The Protestant Reformation

What Lead to the Scientific Revolution

• The Renaissance- questioning society and human potential

• Age of Discovery-Exploring new lands which opened up new truths to be found & fueled science research [navigating tools]

• The Printing Press- helped spread challenging ideas

Multiple Choice

Which scientist was accused of heresy against the church?

• Isaac Newton

• Nicolaus Copernicus

• Galileo

• Johnnes Kepler

Open Ended

"With sincere heart and unpretened faith I abjure, cure, and dest the aforesaid errors and heresies [of Copernicus] and also every other error...contrary to the Holy Church, and I swear that in the furure I will never again say or assert...anything that might cause a similar suspicion towards me." -Galileo

In what two ways does Galileo seek to appease the Church?

Galileo on Trial

• Created telescope--> to research space

• Went against Aristotle's Theory [Geocentric] and the Church

• Endorsed Copernicus and Heliocentric Theory

• Catholic and Protestants were frightened because challenged church's teachings and authority.

• Galileo summoned to Inquisition Trial

Poll

Do you agree with what Galileo did during his trial?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Isaac Newton is known for discovering what theory?

• The Theory of Motion

• The Theory of Gravity

• The Theory of Algebra

• The Heliocentric Theory

Multiple Select

Which of the following was NOT a new tool/instrument that was created during the Scientific Revolution

• Eye Glasses [Zacharias Janssen]

• Microscope [Anton van Leeuwenhoek

• Fahrenheit thermometer [Gabriel Fahrenheit]

• Magnifying Glass [Roger Bacon]

Multiple Choice

The Middle Ages Scientist Vesalius studies the anatomy of what because he assumed it was similar to the human body?

• Pigs

• Horses

• Parrots

• Dogs

Multiple Choice

In what ways did Science change in the scientific Revolution?

• Scholars began to use observation, experiment, and reasoning to gather and draw conclusions.

• Scholars relied on ancient authorities, the church teaching, common sense, and reasoning to explain the world

• Scholars used a mix of observation and the church's teaching to explain and draw conclusions about the physical world.

• Scholars used hypothesis and unproven assumptions to back theri data and theories.