Scientific Revolution
What is a hypothesis?
A testable, possible explanation for a scientific problem.
What was the Cotton Gin?
made it easier to remove seeds from cotton and increased the production
What is the definition of a "social class?"
A group that shares social, economic, or educational status Ex: working class, middle class, and wealthy class
Who was Nicolas Copernicus?
A Polish astronomer who defied the Catholic Church by publicizing his theory that the sun, not the Earth, is at the center of the solar system.
How did the Transcontinental Railroad affect industrialization in the United States?
The railroad allowed materials to be easily shipped from the factories on the west to the east
Who was Louis Pasteur?
French scientist who founded microbiology, Used microscope to see that diseases were caused by microorganisms (germs)
How did the scientific revolution change the way Europeans understood the natural world?
Now they used observations/scientific method to bring logic into beliefs instead of a "magical way of thinking"
What was the Lowell System?
involved completing all steps of making textiles (fabic) in one location and had women as the workers at first then switched to migrant workers.
Which 2 social classes benefited from the Industrial Revolution and which class struggled?
The middle and wealthy class benefited while the working class struggled.
Why did the Roman Catholic Church feel Galileo's discoveries were heresy (going against the church)?
He believed that the sun was the center (just like Copernicus), the church however believed that the sun moved around the Earth. That belief was based on passages in the Bible.
What 2 American innovations contributed to the textile industry in the United States?
The Lowell System and the Cotton Gin
What are 3 factors that led to disease during urbanization?
overcrowded cities, lack of waste systems, lack of clean water
In what way was Nicolaus Copernicus's theory revolutionary?
He put the sun at the center and had the planets orbit around rather than the Earth being at the center of the solar system
Identify some of Thomas Edison's contributions to industrialization in the United States.
His innovations included: phonograph, a motion picture camera and projector, improved versions of the telegraph, telephone, and lightbulb
How were women and children impacted by the Industrial Revolution
Women and children from the working class began working long hours at jobs in factories and mines, both were paid less for doing the same work
Some women in middle and upper class began to work as activists and charity workers or stayed home and tended to the house and kids