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The Scientific Revolution World History II
Question | Answer |
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When did the Scientific Revolution occur? | The 16th and 17th century. |
What is the Scientific Revolution? | The Scientific Revolution refers to the historical changes in thought and belief in society. |
What is an example of a belief that contradicted the Catholic Church? | The Heliocentric belief of a sun centered universe. |
Why did some people start to loose faith in the Church? | The Scientific Revolution brought new beliefs which contradicted the Church's teachings. |
What impact did the Scientific Revolution have on philosopher's? | The Scientific Revolution caused a doubt in God's existence and his role in the universe. |
What happened to the people accused of believing in the scientific revolution? | People were accused of heresy. |
What was Copernicus' theory? | The universe is heliocentric, and the earth rotates on it's axis everyday. |
What did Kepler discover? | Planetary motion. The planets follow elliptical paths not circular paths. |
What was Galileo famous for? | Constructing the telescope. Supported the Copernican theory. |
Who is known as the "father of modern science"? | Galileo Galilei |
What was Isaac Newton famous for? | Laws of Motion |
What helped Newton discover the value of gravity? | A apple fell on his head. |
What was William Harvey known for? | Describing blood circulation in the body. |
What where some effects of the new theories? | Challenged the church. Expanded people's knowledge of their surroundings. Created Deism. |
What is Deism? | A belief in God, but God does not interfere with the laws of the universe. |
What was Rene Descartes famous for? | Questioning his own existence, which proved his existence. |
What was Robert Hook famous for? | Using a microscope to discover cells |
What was Francis Bacon famous for? | The inductive method. Testing hypotheses. |
What was Antoine Lavoisier famous for? | The law of conservation of matter. |