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Revolution
What is the scientific revolution ? |
a time period when people began to question and test old ideas
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What tools were used during the scientific revolution ?
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they used the scientific methods and new tools such as telescopes, microscopes
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What three things helped cause scientific revolution?
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made possible by the weakening of the church, the new tools invented, and the printing press which allowed for the spread information and shared ideas
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What did Copernicus discover?
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heliocentric theory of the universe: sun in the center
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What did kepler prove ?
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proved the Heliocentric theory mathematically
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What laws did he discover?
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also developed laws of planetary motion
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What id Galileo famous for?
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detailed drawings of sun, moon and planets
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Why did he get into trouble with the catholic church ?
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punished by the Catholic Church for trying to interpret the Bible and apply it to the solar system
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What two things that Newton was famous for?
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Law of Gravity
- laws of Motion |
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What was Vesalius famous for?
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detailed drawings of human body
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What did Harvey study?
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studied veins and heart
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Who was the father of the scientific revolution?
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Father of the Scientific Revolution / Descartes
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What was Descartes ‘ famous line /quote
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“I think, therefore I am”
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What did Descartes believe?
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accept nothing without questioning/proof
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Where was prince henry from?
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Portugal
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What did prince henry want?
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wanted to secured a water route around Africa for Portugal
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Where was vasco de gama from?
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explored for Portugal
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Where did de gama explore ?
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first to go around Africa
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What country did columbus sailed for?
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sailed for Spain
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What was Columbus looking for?
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wanted to find a new route to India/China by going west
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What did Columbus find?
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accidentally found the new world (never knew he did that)
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Why did they name north and south America after amerigo Vespucci?
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because he was the first to determine that they were two new continents
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What were conquistadors ?
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Spanish explorers who came to the New World looking for gold and wealth
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What was pnce de leon looking for ?
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Conquistador who explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth
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Who is Magellan ?
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First crew to successfully circumnavigate the globe (Portuguese)
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What did Magellan prove ?
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He proved that someone could sail all the way around the world.
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Who was the New World named after and why?
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North and South America were named after Amerigo Vespucci because he was the first to determine that they were two new continents
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Describe two causes of the Scientific Revolution
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made possible by the weakening of the church, the new tools invented, and the printing press which allowed for the spread information and shared ideas
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What was Galileo’s life work and why did it anger the Catholic Church so much?
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detailed drawings of sun, moon and planets
- punished by the Catholic Church for trying to interpret the Bible and apply it to the solar system |
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Name three things that happened as a result of the age of Exploration
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- new world discovered
- many Native Americans died due to disease and conquest - Christianity spread to the new world - Spain, France, Portugal and England became dominate world powers, fought each other for control of land on the new world - middle class forms and thrives in Europe - new foods and ideas flow back and forth between the new world and Europe - colonies eventually form in the new world |
