Revolution Flashcards
(9 cards)
He beloved that the earth was at the center a concept known as the geocentrism
Claudius Ptolemy
It is known as what when the earth was center a concept
Geocentrism
True or false
Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was accepted without controversy from the start.
False
Identify the process described by Charles Darwin where organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and reproduce.
Natural selection
Identify the title of Charles Darwin’s seminal work published in 1859.
The origin of species
Identify the term describing the model of the solar system with the sun at its center, opposed to the geocentric model.
Heliocentric Model
Identify the astronomer who proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system in the 16th century.
Nicolaus Copernicus
Identify the person that believed the earth was a center a concept known as Geocentrism
Claudius Ptolemy
Identify the person introduced the theory of evolution
Charles Darwin