Quiz - Scientific Revolution Flashcards
(41 cards)
Truths?
The Church and Bible (never question the truths!!)
Aristotle?
logic through observation
Ptolemy?
Earth is the center of the universe
Nature : the physical world & society is an __________ , _________ organism
unchanging, living
Why did the view of the world, where everything had a place in the universe that God made you to be, change in 1500?
- The Printing Press
- took power out of Church’s hands - Exploration
- Renaissance (Humanism & Education)
- Reformation (people questioned RCC)
- Contact with the Muslims (Learned navigational technology, Arabic #s, shape of the earth)
- Rise of Kings & Nation States (money is power)
- Social Turmoil due to Black Plague
authorities (the church, bible, and Ancient Greek thinkers) viewed the medieval world :
knowledge comes from the church (faith) and Ancient Greek thought (reason)
What is Deism? What do they believe?
“religion of science”
- there is a God
- God created the world
- God made the natural laws
- He’s done (his job is complete)
- no miracles, prayer, or churches
- follow God by learning the natural laws
The Enlightenment?
The Age of Reason
eliminate. ..
- crime, poverty, warfare, corruption
middle class was highly taxed, educated, and read the enlightenment
Who criticized the Old Regime?
5-8 % Kings, Nobles, Clergy
10 % Middle Class
80 % Peasants, Serfs
What does Science Revises the Heavens mean?
all has to do with science.
God & religion becomes less real/ important
The Heavens = space
Copernicus?
wrote the Revolution of Heavenly Bodies - proved Ptolemy wrong with the Heliocentric Theory (sun center of universe and planets are in orbit)
Tartagila?
air resistance effected flight/curve of cannon balls
Benedetti?
- surface area
- circular motion became straight like motion
heavenly motion : circular
earthly motion : straight line curve
Brahe?
comet in oval path - proved Aristotle wrong
many new stars in the sky
Galileo?
law that all falling objects : everything accelerated at the same rate
The Starry Messenger
telescope - went against RCC
Kepler?
all planets circled at different speeds
measurement of wine barrels
Descartes?
Discourse on Method
math to describe motion - Analytic Geometry
Newton?
pull of Earth on moon : gravity
universe ruled by Math
Mozart?
wealthy talented piano player
must was popular to the rich government & church
what were the 2 causes of the English Civil War from 1641-1660?
- King Charles I claimed to be a divine right (right to rule from God) and an absolute monarch (complete control)
- Persecution of Puritans/Calvinists because of their strict rel.
Who was the English War fought between? Who were there leaders?
THE ROYALISTS led by King Charles I .vs. THE ROUNDHEADS led by Oliver Cromwell
The Roundheads? What happened when they won the war?
Puritans and Parliament
they won the war and executed King Charles I
Hobbes view on the State of Nature? Who supported Hobbes?
in the state of nature:
man is born bad bc of original sin (all men are stupid and worthless) violence
his solution :
man gives up all rights to a ruler who will keep the peace/order (no rights were kept had to do what gov said)
supported by :
Royalists and Gov. Leaders
Locke view on State of Nature? Who supported his idea?
in the state of nature :
born with a blank slate, man neither good or bad. life wasn’t perfect.
solution :
man gives up some rights & in return gov. protects their life, liberty and property. if not, citizens have a right to rebel.
supporters :
Parliament, majority of citizens
