Renaissance the Scientific Revoultion Flashcards
In Ancient greece what did they develop
Rationalism to explain thigns beyond the stories about god
What did they believe
That belief that knowledge is gained by with reason
What did Thomas Aquina do
he blended Greek and Christian ideas
What did Renassance thinkers do
they rediscovered work created by ancient philosophers
When europeans traveled they got what
they made new discoveries
Plants and animals are where
Africa Asia and americas
What did Nicolaus Copernicus do
Tracked the movements of the sun , moon and planets which led to him concluding that the sun is in the center
Galileo did what
used a telescope to disprove popular church teachings
What did Isaac Newton do
formulated the theory of gravity and laws of motion also made important advances in light and math
What did modern scientists relie on
that theories and all knowledge is gained by exiperence and observations
What is inductive reasoning
Process of looking at facts and making a rule or general principle
Rene descartes did what
he reasoned god and physical world must also exist
Bacon and Descartes established what
the scientific method
what tools were invented
telescopes microspoces thermometers and barometeres
