Scientific Revolution
  • The Scientific Revolution was a huge turning point in the creation of our modern world.
  • It brought us from a world where religion provided nearly all the answers - to a world where science provides answers.
  • Before the Scientific Revolution people got their ideas about science from the ancient Greeks (Aristotle), or the Catholic Church.
  • But then scientists such as Galilieo, Copernicus, and Isaac Newton began using the Scientific Method in search of the real scientific truth.
  • The Scientific Method is the use of experimentation and observation (over and over again) to come up with an accurate conclusion.
  • Galileo and Copernicus proved that the sun was the center of the universe, while the Catholic Church still believed that the earth was the center of the universe.
  • The Church put Galileo on trial and made him say that he was wrong or they would kill him.
  • He admitted he was wrong even though he knew he was right.



Sample Regents Questions:


1) Francis Bacon, Galileo, and Isaac Newton promoted the idea that knowledge should be based on

1.  the experiences of past civilizations
2.  experimentation and observation
3.  emotions and feelings
4.  the teachings of the Catholic Church



2) Which statement best describes the effects of the works of Nicolaus Copernicus, Galileo Galilei, Sir Isaac Newton, and René Descartes?

1.  The acceptance of traditional authority was strengthened.
2.  The scientific method was used to solve problems.
3.  Funding to education was increased by the English government.
4.  Interest in Greek and Roman drama was renewed.








Answers:
1) 2
2) 2