THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION - WORLD HISTORY

Probably the shortest & easiest section tbh

“Old Way of Thinking”

Belief that events were a result of going against God or others before the scientific revolution.

“New Way of Thinking”

A way of thinking that used reasoning and science to find out why things happened in the natural world, which was considered hearsay by the RC Church.

Scientific Method

Approach used by scientists to explain natural phenomena through reason and evidence.

Renaissance

Period marked by technological advancements and questioning of traditional beliefs, contributing to the scientific revolution.

Nicolaus Copernicus

Proposed the Heliocentric Theory, placing the sun at the center of the Universe.

Johannes Kepler

German scientist who formulated the Three Laws of Planetary Motion, supporting Copernicus' theory.

Galileo Galilei

Conducted experiments and used a telescope to support the Heliocentric Theory, facing opposition from the Roman Catholic Church.

Isaac Newton

Developed the Theory of Gravity and Laws of Motion, asking fundamental questions about motion and gravity.

Rene Descartes

Emphasized human reasoning through mathematics as a key to understanding, pioneering coordinate geometry.

Hearsay

information received by other peoplet

Heretic

a person who teaches or believes something opposed to accepted beliefs

Irate

feeling/characterized by great anger or annoyance

Recant

say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical