Scientific Revolution
What did Kepler say about the paths of planets?
Orbits of the planets are ELLIPTICAL rather than circular
Planets do NOT move at a uniform speed in their orbits
The time a planet takes to make its orbit is precisely related to its distance from the sun
Who was Ferdinand Magellan?
A explorer for Spain, he circumnavigated the globe and named the Pacific.
Who stepped in later in the thirty years war to help the protestants win the war.
France
What did Ptolemy believe about the universe?
The Earth was the center of the Universe
This ocean has a very ironic name and who named it?
What is the heliocentric Theory
Sun centered theory.
Name one new technology that helped explorers.
Caravels, Latten sails, astrolabe, Magnetic compass
Why was the printing press important during the Reformation?
This allowed the spread of christianity and the Bible. IT allowed people to read the bible for themselves and interpret it how they wanted to.
Who discovered moons around Jupiter?
Galileo
What is one major difference between Protestantism and Catholicism that we discussed in class?
One has a pope, salvation through good works vs. salvation through faith alone, priest vs preachers, Bible is translated into a more common language.
Explain the role of the Scientific Method during the Scientific Revolution.
It led to more people asking questions and more people doing experiments.
Who was the country that sponsored Columbus
Spain
How did the Church respond to Martin Luther's 95 thesis?
They excommunicated him from the church.
Who is Robert Boyle and what did he study?
He is an Irish scientist who studied chemistry
This country was where Martin Luther gained most of his supports.
Germany
Name the discovery made by Galileo and how it changed people's views.
He found that the Earth rotates around the Sun just like the moons of Jupiter rotates around Jupiter. This caused the church to become angry as it went against what they have been teaching.
What was the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of crops, livestock, goods, and disease across the Atlantic ocean.
What did the Peace of Westphalia do?
This ended the thirty years war, it also established the French as the new dominant power in Europe.
Why is King Henry of England important in the protestant reformation?
He broke away from the catholic church and helped create the Anglican Church of England.
Name three of the eight diseases passed through Columbian exchange.
Flu, diphtheria, typhus,whooping cough, measles, measles, malaria, and smallpox.
Who is known as the founder of modern chemistry and what was his major contribution?
Robert Boyle
Why did Europeans start exploring new lands?
Wanted to find quicker trade routes to the East and cut out the middle man-the Arab.
Church leaders sought to halt the spread of Islam and to spread Christian teachings.
Renaissance inspired learning and imagination.
Which Pope excommunicated Martin Luther?
Pope Leo X
Isaac Newton used this to prove gravities existence.
Math
Name the reasoning that the Islamic countries did not participate in the Scientific revolution.
Their Universities studied the Quran and their religious laws, and they were worried it would contradict their teaching.