The Scientific Revolution

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Scientific Revolution

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a series of events that led to the birth of modern science, it lasted from about 1540 to 1700

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Theories

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an explanation a scientist develops based on facts

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ptolemy

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Ancient greek astronomer and geographer, he studied the skies and made maps of the mediterean region

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Copernicus

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Polish astronomer, helped begin the scientific revolution wrote a book about planets moving.

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Kepler

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German astronomer, he proved that the planets orbit the sun

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galileo

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Italian scientist He was the first scientist to routinly use expirements to test theories ,invented telescope, had theories about the planets moving around the sun

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isaac newton

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english scientist, he idenified 4 laws that explained how the physical world works

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henry the navigator

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Prince of portugal he helped promote exploration by Portuguese sailors.

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Vasco da gama

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Portuguese sailor he sailed around africa to reach india

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Magellan

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Spanish explorer almost circumnavigated the world but died so only his crew did.

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Sir francis drake

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English sailor stole treasure from Spain's ships

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Spanish armada

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A large fleet of spanish ships that was headed to england but was defeated.

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Plantation

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large crop,used slaves

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mercantilism

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A system which a government controls all econmic activity.

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Capitalism

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An economic System in which individuals and private buisnesses run most industries

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Market economy

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An economic system in which individuals decide what goods and services they will buy

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columbian exchange

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trade from the new world to the old world