Before the Revolution
Before the Scientific Revolution, most Europeans learned about the world through empiricism? True or False
False
I learn through observation and by using my senses. What theory of knowledge am I?
Empricism.
I was hit on the head with an apple and I wondered why objects tend to fall on the ground. I later used experimentation to discover the law of gravity. Who am I?
Sir Isaac Newton
How did empiricism lead to scientific discoveries?
Empiricism allowed all people to experiment and find out new information about how the world actually works.
How did the Scientific Revolution allow more people to learn?
Everyone can use their senses and experiment!
Europeans listened to authority because they did not have access to knowledge.
Made Europeans less reliant on authority and allowed all individuals to think for themselves.
I am an Italian astronomist. By observing the stars with my telescope, I discovered that Copernicus was right! The earth revolves around the sun The Church got very mad and put me on trial for disagreeing!
Galileo Galilei
What is heliocentricism?
The idea that the earth revolves around the sun, and that the sun is the center of the universe.
How did the Scientific Revolution lead to the Enlightenment?
Encouraged individuals to use reason and logic, and made Europeans less reliant on authority to learn about the world.
What were the 3 sources of authority that Europeans relied on to learn about the world?
1. King
2. Church
3. Greek and Roman texts
How did empiricism challenge the authority of the Church?
Empiricism led many scientists to question the theories and doctrines of the Church. Empiricism offered Euroepons an alternative to learning through the Bible, and many scientists made observations and discoveries that went against the Church's teachings!
I came up with a heliocentric model of the universe and published my discoveries in 1543. What's my name?
Nicolas Copernicus!
What did Newton's laws of motion do?
They explained why objects move and stop and are the foundations of physics!
How did the discoveries of Copernicus and Galileo impact the Church?
Challenged the Church's teachings about geocentrism, and weakened the Church's authority!
What is geocentricism?
Geocentrism is the belief that the earth is the center of the universe. Most Europeans believed in geocentrism before the Scientific Revolution.
What is a hypothesis?
Hypothesis is a theory that people have that scientists use to test whether it is true or not when they make experiments.
I discovered why objects move and stop. They call me the father of physics. What's my name?
Sir Isaac Newton!
What did Newton's law of gravity explain?
Newton's law of gravity explained why objects tend to fall. Magnetic forces in the center of the earth pull objects down into the center of the earth.
How were the ideas of the Scientific Revolution used by some to support racism?
White supremacists tried to make pseudo-scientific theories (fake science) to argue that the races were unequal and racism was alright. Racism was scientific.
Why did most Europeans believe in geocentrism before the Scientific Revolution?
Both the Church, and the Ancient scholars such as Aristotle claimed that the earth was the center of the universe.
How are the ways of acquiring knowledge in the Scientific Revolution and the ENlightenment similar?
Both scientists and Enlightenment thinkers used reason and logic to come out with their own ideas. Both intellectual movements encouraged individuals to question authority.
I am a scientist but I am also very religious and believed that all science should be used to prove Christianity. What's my name?
Sir Robert Boyle
How was Newton's law of gravitation used to explain heliocentricism?
Newton used his law of gravitation to explain why the earth orbits around the sun. The earth is also impacted by gravity because it wants to fall into the sun. The earth's movements counteract with the sun's magnetic forces, causing it to orbit the sun in a circular motion.
How did the Scientific Revolution popularize the idea of deism?
Deism is the idea that God created the universe, but is not involved at all and leaves people to themselves. Many thinkers of the Scientific Revolution became deists because they felt that science laws showed that God could not be very involved.