Age of Revolutions A Revolution What is a

Age of Revolutions

A Revolution? �What is a revolution? �A sudden or extreme change �How does a revolution begin? �Many different ways �Typically starts with one idea that is different from the normal

Scientific Revolution The Basics

What’s the Big Deal? �Scientific Revolution will change the way people viewed the world around them �Began to question old beliefs

The Scientific Revolution: Before �Before Scientific Revolution, knowledge often based on superstition and old beliefs �Church stated that all old beliefs were truth �Disagreeing with the Church was heresy and could lead to death

The Scientific Revolution: The Beginning �Geocentric Theory �Earth is center of the universe �God created the Earth and humans therefore it is the center �Copernicus develops the Heliocentric Theory �Idea that the sun was the center of the universe and not Earth �Will not publish ideas until end of his life �Why? � Scared of punishment of Church

The Theories that Started it All Geocentric Theory Heliocentric Theory

The Scientific Revolution: Beginnings �Galileo �Confirms Copernicus’s theory �Church puts him on trial – Galileo says he made it all up and stays on house arrest the rest of his life �Too late – ideas are already spreading and making more people think

Hero/Wanted Poster �You and partner need to create a Hero or Wanted Poster on Galileo �Need to Include: �Picture of Galileo (hand drawn) �Reward for the person based on their crime or contribution �A quote about Galileo someone from that time may have said �A description about the person and what they have done

The Scientific Revolution: It Starts �Opposite of basing ideas on belief and superstition is using reason �Knowledge will now be based on reason �Using logic and observation to figure something out

The Scientific Revolution: It Starts �Francis Bacon �Develops the Scientific Method – a logical method to gather information � 5 Steps in Scientific Method � 1. Question � 2. Hypothesis � 3. Test � 4. Evaluate and Analyze � 5. Conclusion

More Important People of Scientific Revolution �Isaac Newton – discovered Laws of Gravity and Laws of Motion �Harvey – discovered circulation of the blood, studied the human body �Anton van Leeuwenhoek – used a microscope to observe bacteria and red blood cells �Edward Jenner – created a vaccine for smallpox

Create a Crossword Puzzle �Create your own crossword puzzle for Scientific Revolution �Include the boxes and the clues �Need at least 10 words included in your crossword puzzle