The Scientific Revolution



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Lesson Objective(s): __________________________________________________

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Main Ideas

1. The Scientific Revolution marked the birth of modern _________________.

2. The roots of the Scientific Revolution can be traced to _________________, the Muslim world, and Europe.

THE BIRTH OF MODERN SCIENCE

During the 1500s and 1600s, a handful of brilliant individuals built the _________________ of science as we know it today.

Some historians consider the development of science the single most important _________________ in the intellectual history of humankind.

The series of events that led to the birth of modern science is called the __________________________________.

It was a radical idea. It was a completely different way of _____________ at the world.

Before the Scientific Revolution, most educated people ______________ on the teaching of ancient Greek and Catholic Church authorities.

Afterward, people began to gain knowledge by observing the world around them and forming _________________ conclusions.

The word _________________ is Latin for “knowledge.” Science is a particular way of gaining knowledge about the world.

Scientists identify facts about the world by observation and then develop _________________, which are explanations based on the facts.

Theories must be tested to see if they are _________________. Before the Scientific Revolution, this way of learning about the world did not exist.

Define What are theories?

Draw Conclusions How does a scientist prove a theory?

Evaluate Why would an experiment performed many times be more reliable than one performed only once?

ROOTS OF THE REVOLUTION

The concept of science found its roots in ideas from the _____________.

The Greek philosopher _____________, who wrote about geography and astronomy, made a great contribution to future science when he stressed that people should observe the world carefully and make careful, _____________ conclusions.

The ancient Greek astronomer _________________ put these ideas into practice.

He studied the skies and offered theories to _________________ what he saw.

As a geographer, he made the most accurate _________________ of his time based on real world observations.

Thinkers like these are called _________________, people who look at the world in a rational, reasonable, or _________________ way.

European _________________ were able to study the ancient Greek writings and added their own ideas.

Early religious scholars also wrote about the _________________.

The Jewish scholar Maimonides (my-MAHN-uh-deez) and the Christian scholar Thomas Aquinas tried to apply Greek _________________ and theories to their religions.

The humanists spent much time _________________ the natural world.

There was also growing interest in _________________ (AL-kuh-mee), an early forerunner of chemistry. All this information was borrowed by science later.

Recall How did the Muslim world influence the Scientific Revolution?

Define What is alchemy?

Draw Inferences What are other ways of thinking besides rational thinking?

Recall What developments in Europe influenced the Scientific Revolution?

Draw Inferences How could the map shown on page 357 inspire scientific inquiry?

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