EXAM-West.Civ. Scientific Revolution Flashcards
Atheism
The belief that there is no God
Bacteria
When Leeuwenhook discovered ‘animalcules’ what did he discover?
Rene Descartes
Which thinker was famous for the quote “I think, therefore I am.”?
Astronomy
The study of stars, planets, & other bodies in the sky
Scientific Method
What do we call it when a scientist repeats their experiments to make sure they get the same results& draws conclusions about their observations?
- saw little difference between science & magic
- explained nature w/ religious beliefs & Greek/ Roman ideas
How did people view nature & the world before the scientific revolution?
Scientific Revolution
This was a new way of thinking using experiments and math to understand the world
Galileo; Jupiter has moons so not everything revolved around earth (heliocentric)
Who was brought before the Inquisition? What theory did he have which contradicted the bible?
Isaac Newton
When I sat under an apple tree, I developed the law of universal gravitation?
- telescope
- microscope
- thermometer
- air pump
- barometer
Which scientific devices were invented during the Scientific Revolution ?
Proved his theory wrong
Copernicus and Galileo both did what in relation to Ptomely’s theories?
1) Ptolemy
2) geocentric
_______ was the Greek scholar who developed ________ theory, where the earth is at the center of the universe?
Deism
The belief that God made the universe then left it alone
