Week 4 Intellectual Revolution Flashcards
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It has been established that most, if not all, of the
_______ and inventions in _______ and
_______ during each time period were due to
human _______ and wants
It has been established that most, if not all, of the
discoveries and inventions in science and
technology during each time period were due to
human needs and wants
Much of these_______ in _______ happened in a period now
known as the Intellectual Revolution.
Much of these advancements in science and technology happened in a period now
known as the Intellectual Revolution.
_______ _______ is used to refer to the great
intellectual achievements of science from sixteenth to
seventeenth century marking a radical change in the
assumptions attitudes and methods in scientific
inquiry
Scientific Revolution is used to refer to the great
intellectual achievements of science from sixteenth to
seventeenth century marking a radical change in the
assumptions attitudes and methods in scientific
inquiry
_______ _______ was the golden age for people
committed to scholarly life in science but it was also a
deeply trying moments to some scientific individuals
that led to their painful death or condemnation from
the _______ institutions who tried to preserve their
faith, religion and theological views.
Scientific revolution was the golden age for people
committed to scholarly life in science but it was also a
deeply trying moments to some scientific individuals
that led to their painful death or condemnation from
the religious institutions who tried to preserve their
faith, religion and theological views.
The _______ _______ develops as an offshoot of
the _______. The same questioning spirit that
fueled the _______ led scientists to question
traditional beliefs and the Church about the workings
of the universe. It was a new way of thinking about
the natural world.
The Scientific Revolution develops as an offshoot of
the Renaissance. The same questioning spirit that
fueled the Renaissance led scientists to question
traditional beliefs and the Church about the workings
of the universe. It was a new way of thinking about
the natural world.
A _______ model of the universe, in which the
Earth is at the center was supported during the
Middle Ages.
A geocentric model of the universe, in which the
Earth is at the center was supported during the
Middle Ages.
_______ taught that the Earth was the center of
the universe.
Ptolemy taught that the Earth was the center of
the universe.
Until the mid 1500’s, European scholars accepted
and believed the teachings of _______, an ancient
Greek astronomer.
Until the mid 1500’s, European scholars accepted
and believed the teachings of Ptolemy, an ancient
Greek astronomer.
_______ _______- refers to complex technological innovations from _______ to 1895 characterized by
the substitutions of machines for human skill and machine power for that of human and animal
bringing a shift from handicraft to manufacture and marking the birth of modern economy
Industrial revolution- refers to complex technological innovations from 1750 to 1895 characterized by
the substitutions of machines for human skill and machine power for that of human and animal
bringing a shift from handicraft to manufacture and marking the birth of modern economy
The remarkable achievements of specific
individuals such as _______ Copernicus, Francis
_______, Rene _______, Andreas _______,
Johannes _______, Galileo _______, Robert _______
and _______ Newton
The remarkable achievements of specific
individuals such as Nicolas Copernicus, Francis
Bacon, Rene Descartes, Andreas Vesalius,
Johannes Kepler, Galileo Galilei, Robert Hooke
and Isaac Newto
The philosophy of new science, a new way of
doing science using what is known as the
_______ _______ advocated by Francis Bacon
and Rene Descartes among others.
The philosophy of new science, a new way of
doing science using what is known as the
scientific method advocated by Francis Bacon
and Rene Descartes among others.
The desire to break away from the ideas of the
_______ middle ages and the _______ view.
The desire to break away from the ideas of the
feudal middle ages and the Aristotelian view.
The _______ hopeful period of concerned
with the present life as well as the empirical and
mundane interest in the _______ world and
humanity.
The Renaissance hopeful period of concerned
with the present life as well as the empirical and
mundane interest in the natural world and
humanity.
Important inventions such as _______ _______,
lenses, telescope, _______ etc.
Important inventions such as mechanical clock,
lenses, telescope, microscope etc.
The combinations and cooperation’s of the _______
of the craftsmen and the intellectual,
computational and logical method of the
scholars
The combinations and cooperation’s of the skills
of the craftsmen and the intellectual,
computational and logical method of the
scholars
_______ _______ spread new ideas
Printing press spread new ideas
_______ of _______ fueled a great
deal of scientific research because
of technology needed for navigation
Age of Exploration fueled a great
deal of scientific research because
of technology needed for navigation
Translation of the works of Muslim
scholars opened the minds of
_______ thinkers to new scientific
knowledge
Translation of the works of Muslim
scholars opened the minds of
European thinkers to new scientific
knowledge
In 1543 _______ published De
revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the
Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres)
In 1543 Copernicus published De
revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the
Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres)
Copernicus was a Polish _______ and
_______ who studied in Italy.
Copernicus was a Polish mathematician and
astronomer who studied in Italy.
• In his book, Copernicus made two
conclusions:
• The universe is _______, or _______ centered.
• The Earth is merely one of several planets
revolving around the _______.
• In his book, Copernicus made two
conclusions:
• The universe is heliocentric, or sun centered.
• The Earth is merely one of several planets
revolving around the sun.
The _______ conception of the universe
marked the start of modern science and
astronomy
The Copernican conception of the universe
marked the start of modern science and
astronomy
• Most scholars _______ Copernicus’s theory.
• Most scholars _______ his theory because it
went _______ Ptolemy, the Church, and
because it called for the _______ to rotate on its
axis.
• Most scholars rejected Copernicus’s theory.
• Most scholars rejected his theory because it
went against Ptolemy, the Church, and
because it called for the Earth to rotate on its
axis.
In the late 1500s, the Danish astronomer \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Brahe provided evidence that supported Copernicus’ heliocentric theory. • Brahe set up an astronomical observatory. • Every night for years he carefully observed the sky, accumulating data about the movement of the stars and planets.
n the late 1500s, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe provided evidence that supported Copernicus’ heliocentric theory. • Brahe set up an astronomical observatory. • Every night for years he carefully observed the sky, accumulating data about the movement of the stars and planets.
