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    *The Scientific Revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries brings to mind great scientists like Galileo who dedicated themselves to math and science in order to help human learning. Advances were made in chemistry‚ astronomy‚ math‚ and even more branches of science by these men. However‚ they were not the ones whose thoughts were able to change that of the people in charge‚ i.e.‚ the Pope and the powerful rulers of that time. Without those people‚ the ideas of the scientists would never have been

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    The scientific revolution of the 16th and 17th centuries saw a surge of women into the field of science. However‚ women were not allowed to attend universities and because‚ of this women had to obtain education informally the best way they could. European noblemen were free to pursue an interest in science as a hobby; but on the other hand noblewomen had to take part in the informal scientific networks of only their fathers and brothers. During the 17th century Margaret Cavendish took part in some

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    Hayley Manges Mr. Zlaket AP European History (2) 17 November 2014 DBQ: The Scientific Revolution Imagine life as we know it without science. This may be hard to do‚ considering that scientific technology is now a perpetual symbol of modern-day life. Everything we see‚ everything we touch‚ and everything we ingest—all conceived of scientific research. But how did it come to be this way? Was it not only centuries ago that science began to surpass the authority of the church? Between the sixteenth

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    The Scientific Revolution was the emergence of modern science‚ replacing the traditional geocentric model of the universe and replacing it with a heliocentric model. The works of Scientists such as Galileo‚ Copernicus‚ and Newton opened up the eyes of European citizens and scientists and changed their outlooks on the world. Scientific success was hard to come by as there were many obstacles because many people had different views and opinions on a certain subject. The work of scientists in the Scientific

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    The Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment of the 16th and 17th centuries revolutionized thought and learning. Scholasticism and humanism were replaced with rationalism and the scientific method- empiricism. Scientists were aided by funding by some governments‚ while others could reject findings that conflicted with their authority. Scientists‚ or philosophers‚ were both praised and condemned by religious authorities for either glorifying the intellect of God through research or delving into matter

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    Commerce. 1450-1650 A New Spirit. 3. How did Petrarch’s writing in the early Renaissance differ from most writing from the Middle Ages? The Italian Renaissance. 4. The word “Renaissance” means “rebirth” and describes Europe‚ esp. Western Europe‚ from 1300 into the 17th and 18th centuries. Why did Western Europe need to be reborn? (HINT: The Roman Empire fell in 476 CE) 5. What lost some importance during the Renaissance? 6. What common influence did Machiavelli share with artists like da Vinci

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    Scientific Revolution Aristotle and Claudius Ptolemy 16th century science was based on their conclusions Geocentric model: Earth is motion less other planets revolve around it Epicycles- Plotlemy’s idea circles within circles Crystalline spheres: heavens are made of a weightless substance allowing them to move Medieval thinkiners used Aristotle and Ptolemy ideology into a Christian framework Thomas Aquinas uses Unmoved Mover concept to confirm G-d’s existence Medieval thinkers believed their hypothesis

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    Between 1500 and 1700‚ scientists created a new picture of what the universe is. This was known as the scientific revolution. Scientists used mathematics‚ performed experiments‚ and observed nature to form new ideas about the world. Although scientists of the 16th and 17th centuries faced set backs due to gender relations‚ political opposition‚ and church disagreement‚ they were still able to create these new ideas and theories. During the 16th and 17th centuries it was important for the women to

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    Scientific Revolution When I attended middle school after I immigrated from China‚ I could not acclimate to the strange environment: school systems and textbooks in English. Everyone around me spoke English fluently. I thought I succeeded with English in China; however‚ I lost all of my confidence when I went to school. My science teacher‚ Mrs. H. provided me a thick textbook. I tried to catch up with the other kids. However‚ I realized I could not understand much of the content. A helpless feeling

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    Question 3 Discuss the relationship between the Scientific Revolution‚ the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. What do they have in common? How did they affect each other? The seventeenth century marked the beginnings of the scientific revolution in which scientists began to question the existence of the world and humanity as it was explained by church from a religious standpoint. Scientific inquiry and experimentation resulted in the development of a new way of thinking and looking at the

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