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SR/Enlightenment
Study resource for our first unit
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the geocentric theory? | The theory that the sun and the planets in our solar system orbit around the earth |
| What is the heliocentric theory? | The theory that the earth and the other planets in our solar system orbit around the sun |
| Who first proposed the heliocentric theory? | Nicolaus Copernicus |
| When did the Renaissance take place? | |
| Where did the Renaissance begin? | |
| What does Renaissance mean? | |
| What style of thinking inspired the Renaissance? | Greek rationalism |
| What was Greek rationalism's key characteristic? | |
| What style of philosophy gained popularity during the Renaissance? | |
| What did Humanists believe in? | |
| Who controlled the spread of knowledge prior to the Renaissance? | |
| When did the Scientific Revolution begin? | |
| Physicist and mathematician whose work fundamentally changed the world of science. Recorded the three fundamental laws of motion. | Isaac Newton |
| Drew a model of the universe. His observations of the planets movements inspired the work of Kepler. | Tycho Brahe |
| Refined the design of the telescope which he used to study the heavens. Supported Copernicus's idea that the planets revolved around the sun. | Galileo |
| Realized that the orbit of planets are elliptical not circular. This led him to the discovery of his three laws of planetary motion. | Johannes Kepler |
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