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Giattino - U5-1
Unit 5 - Section 1 - Scientific Revolution - Enlightenment
Question | Answer |
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Revolution | is a complete change, or an overthrow of a government, a social system, etc. |
The Scientific Revolution | changed the way Europeans looked at the world. People began to make conclusions based on experimentation and observation, instead of merely accepting traditional ideas. |
Copernicus | two conclusions:The universe is heliocentric, or sun-centered. The Earth is merely one of several planets revolving around the sun. Notice, the sun is first, not the Earth, as Ptolemy believed. |
Scientific Method. | painstaking method used to confirm findings and to prove or disprove a hypothesis. Unlike earlier approaches, the scientific method did not rely on the classical thinkers or the Church, but depended upon a step-by-step process of observation and experimen |