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Objectives Today we will be able to identify the characteristics of the Scientific Revolution and compare those characteristics to the ideals of humanism
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Bell Work Without any prior knowledge of science, does it look like the earth travels around the sun or the sun travels around with earth? What evidence do you have of this?
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Page 1: Bell Work Without any prior knowledge of science, does it look like the earth travels around the sun or the sun travels around with earth? What evidence.

Bell Work

Without any prior knowledge of science, does it look like the earth travels around the sun or the sun travels around with earth? What evidence do you have of this?

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The Scientific Revolution

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Objectives

Today we will be able to identify the characteristics of the Scientific Revolution and compare those characteristics to the ideals of humanism

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What is the Scientific Revolution?

The time when a new view of the universe was accepted, and new sources of authority based on close observation of natural phenomena and the use of independent human reasoning were embraced.

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Antiquated Views of the Universe

Geocentrism – The Earth as the center of the universe.

The earth was the “worst” and lowest point of the universe.

The Heavens were the highest.

Supported theological assumptions.

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Modern Views of the Universe

Heliocentrism – The sun as the center of the universe.

Nicholas Copernicus – In 1543, he started the assumption that the earth and the planets moved around the sun.

Quickly denounced by the Catholics and Protestants. Why?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHUWP9zu4W8

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Other Advances in Astronomy

Galileo Galilei – used the newly invented telescope to view the planets. He confirmed Copernicus’ theory.

Sir Isaac Newton – Built on the work of previous scientists and presented a complete picture of the universe, with the solar system held together with gravity.

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The Philosophes

The Philosophes were European enlightenment thinkers grappling with new ideas and ushering in the foundation of the social sciences.

New modes of thinking and a break from traditional religious dogma ushered in a movement of new thinking and philosophy.

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Exit Ticket

To what extent is the scientific revolution consistent with the ideals of humanism?


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