Bell Ringer
In 20 words or less please describe how the
Renaissance has had an impact on the history we
have covered so far.
Agenda/Objectives
Grade our pre test
Begin on the Scientific Revolution
- Flash back of Ancient ideas
- Clash with new ideas
How did the Age of Explorations influence the
Scientific Revolution?
Names and theories
New Ideas conflict with Church Ideas
Homework - Reading
1550 - 1789
Roots of Modern Science
Middle Ages:
- Earth was an unmoving object.
- Sun, moon, and stars moved around the earth.
- Heaven was beyond the stars.
Roots of Modern Science
Geocentric Theory – Earth was the center of the
universe.
- Idea came from Aristotle (Greek philosopher 4th
century B.C.E.)
Christianity taught that God deliberately placed
earth at the center of the universe.
True or False based on the Bible.
Scientific Revolution:
A new way of thinking about the natural world;
based upon careful observation and a willingness to
question accepted beliefs.
- Mid 1500s, a few scholars published works
challenging the church and ancient thinkers.
Quick Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHUWP9zu4W
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Scientific Revolution
What helped the spread:
- Muslim Scholars work translated by European
Scholars.
- Studied ancient views and current views
Found that ancient authorities often did not agree
with each other.
- Discovery of new people, plants, and animals in
Africa, Asia, and the Americas.
Opened ideas to possible new truths.
What helped spread the ideas
of the Scientific Revolution?
The Printing Press
Who invented the Printing Press?
Johannes Gutenberg
Who gave him the idea of the invention?
The Chinese
Explorations fuels
Revolution
Why do you think???
Expanded Astronomy and Mathematics.
Needed better navigation.
Reached Ancient limits and needed to know more.
Heliocentric Theory
Nicolaus Copernicus came up with theory.
Sun is the center of the universe.
- Earth, planets, and stars revolved around sun.
What is wrong about this theory?
Stars do not revolve around sun.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Heliocentric Theory
Copernicus
Feared persecution and rejection did not publish
ideas until 1543.
Book: On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Bodies
- Stirred little controversies at first.
Johannes Kepler
Continued the work of Tycho Brahe.
Concluded mathematical laws govern planetary
motion.
Kepler’s laws proved Copernicus to be true.
Galileo Galilei
Challenged old ideas:
- Aristotle's idea that heavier objects fall faster than
lighter objects.---- proved it wrong
Made improvements to the telescope and used it in
1609.
Galileo
1610 Published newsletter Starry Messenger.
Announced:
- Jupiter had 4 moons
- Sun had dark spots
- Earth’s moon had a rough and uneven surface
Shattered Aristotle's theory that moons and stars
were made of pure and perfect substance.
Laws of Motion and other theories supported
Copernicus.
Conflict with the Church
Why would the church have issues with these new
ideas?
Conflict with the Church
Both Catholics and Protestants frightened by these
ideas.
People may question the teachings and authority of
the church.
1633 – Galileo stood trial and under threat of torture
read aloud a confession agreeing his ideas and
Copernicus ideas were false.
Died in 1642 under house arrest.
Writing Critically
Using the term “Scientific Revolution” Come with a sentence or
word that best describes the Scientific Revolution.
S – word or sentence…
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