1. Scientific
Revolution &
Age of Exploration

2. New Inventions
• 1670s: Anton van Leeuwenhoek; microscope
• Early 1600s: Galileo Galilei; thermometer
• 1643: EvangelistaTorricelli; barometer

3. Heliocentric Universe & Conflict with Church
• Copernicus: stars, earth, planets
revolve around sun
• Galileo uses telescope to
supports Copernicus
• Church forces Galileo to publicly
deny his claim

4. Newton’s Universal Law
• Universal gravity:

5. The Scientific Method
• Rene Descartes: I think,
therefore I am
• Francis Bacon – rational thought
& scientific experiments

6. Scientific Rationalism
• Impact on the Church:
• Impact on Government:

8. Columbian Exchange

9. TriangularTrade

10. Europe’s Economy Changes
• Mercantilism:
• Capitalism