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31 Cards in this Set
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what was the scientific revolution
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a time period when people began to question and test old ideas
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what new tools did the scientific revolution use
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they used the scientific method and new tools such as telescopes, microscopes
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what made the scientific revolution possible
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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 Copernicus theory
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heliocentric theory of the universe sun in the the center
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what theory did Kepler prove
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proved the Heliocentric theory mathematically
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what laws did Kepler develop
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also developed laws of planetary motion
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what was Galileo famous for
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detailed drawings of sun moon and planets
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why was Galileo punished by 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 laws did Newton discover/create
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low 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 was Harvey famous for
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studied veins and heart
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what was Decartes known as
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father of the scientific revolution
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what theory did Dwscartes live by
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accept nothing without questioning
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what was Descartes famous quote
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i think therefor i am
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where was Prince Henry from
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Portugal
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what did Prince Henry want for Portugal
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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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what was Vasco de Gama famous for
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first to go around Africa
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what country did Columbus sail for
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sailed for Spain
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what was Columbus plan
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wanted to find a new route to India/China by going west
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what did Columbus discover
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accidentally found the new world
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why were the Americas named after Amerigo Vespucci
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North and South America were named after him because he was the fist to determine that they were two new continents
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who were the Conquistadors
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Spanish explores who came to the New World looking for gold and wealth
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what was Ponce de Leon famous for
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Conquistador who explored Florida looking for the Fountain of Youth
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what was Magellan famous for
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first crew to successfully circumnavigate the globe
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what did Magellan famous for
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hen proved that someone could sail all the way around the world
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who was Sir Francis Drake
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First British explorer to successfully circumnavigate the globe
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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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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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Name three things that happened as a result of the age of Exploration.
- 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 |
