Before the Revolution
What was the Church's role?
Controlled knowledge in Europe before the Revolution.
People feared what consequence if they challenged the Church?
Being kicked out of the Church
What is the geocentric theory?
This theory stated that Earth is the center of the universe.
What is the Renaissance?
This movement was a rebirth of learning in Europe
Who was Nicolaus Copernicus?
This scientist proposed the heliocentric theory.
Who was Aristotle?
His ideas were accepted as fact before the Scientific Revolution.
Who controlled most education.
The Church controlled this part of people’s lives.
Who was Aristotle?
The geocentric theory was supported by this ancient thinker.
What did ancient Greece and Rome contribute?
Ideas from these civilizations returned to Europe
Who was Galileo Galilei?
This scientist improved the telescope.
What did people in Europe not do to the Church?
Question them
What did people focus on because of short life expectancy?
The Afterlife
Who adopted the geocentric theory?
The Catholic Church
What role did logic and reason play?
These two skills became more important for understanding the world
Who was Johannes Kepler?
This scientist showed that planets move in elliptical orbits.
What is feudalism?
This system organized society with kings, nobles, knights, and peasants.
What is the most important creation?
The Church taught that humans were this in God’s creation.
What is the heliocentric theory
This theory stated that the Sun is the center of the universe.
What is the printing press?
An invention helped spread new ideas quickly.
What was Galileo’s Trial?event put Galileo on trial for supporting heliocentrism
The event that put Galileo on trial for supporting heliocentric theory
What was Science based on Belief or Testing and Evidence?
Before the Scientific Revolution, science was based on belief instead of testing and evidence.
Why did people not Challenge their Teachings?
fear and Church control over ideas.
Who did Heliocentric theory challenge?
This new theory challenged Church teachings about the universe
What role did proof and evidence play?
During the Scientific Revolution truth was based on this instead of authority
What punishment was given to Galileo?
Galileo was given house arrest after his trial.