Powerpoint presentation on the Scientific Revolution

1. THETHE
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REVOLUTIONREVOLUTION
EUROPE INEUROPE IN
THE 1500’sTHE 1500’s

2. ESSENTIAL QUESTIONESSENTIAL QUESTION
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Galileo, and Newton duringGalileo, and Newton during
thethe Scientific Revolution?Scientific Revolution?

3. The Scientific Revolution
was a time period
(starting in the mid-
1500s) in Europe where
new ways of thinking
about the natural world
came about
The ideas of the ancient
scientists (Greeks and
Romans) and of the Catholic
Church were challenged by
the new breed of scientists
in Europe

4. During this era of the Scientific Revolution, Europe
experienced a time when new ideas in physics,
astronomy, biology, and anatomy changed the
ways Europeans viewed the world

5. To prove these new
ideas, the scientists
began using the
“scientific method”,
which is a logical
procedure for
gathering information
and testing ideas

6. Before the 1500s,
science was a mix of
ancient ideas and
Church teachings; for
centuries, no one
challenged these old
scientific beliefs
But the new ways of
thinking in the 1500s
led to a more rational
approach to science:
observation,
experiments, and
scientific reasoning

7. Thinkers used
logic and the
scientific
method to find
answers to
questions
Everything was
questioned and
nothing was
assumed to be
true; it had to be
PROVEN true

8. A TIME OF GREAT CHANGE
It is because of the influences of the major
movements in Europe during the 1500s that the
Scientific Revolution came about
The Renaissance, the Protestant
Reformation, and the Age of
Exploration all made the
Scientific Revolution happen

9. REASONS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
The Scientific Revolution
began in the mid-1500s
because of recent
discoveries in other areas
of European life
During the Renaissance,
people began to question
religious beliefs and
thought that humans could
accomplish anything
This belief in the
possibilities of human
achievement led to great
leaps in science

10. Questioning religious
beliefs led to people
also questioning the
Church’s long-held
scientific beliefs
The Protestant
Reformation also had
an effect on the
Scientific Revolution
Because of the
Reformation, people
questioned the
Catholic Church’s
religious beliefs
REASONS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

11. REASONS FOR THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
The 1500s were also
the time of Europe’s
Age of Exploration
The discovery of
lands previously
unknown to
Europeans led
people to search for
other “new” things,
such as new
scientific ideas
Particularly, explorers were interested in better
technology that would help them explore (such as
ship-building, navigational devices, and weapons)

12. What were some of the key
ideas of the Scientific
Revolution?

13. THE HELIOCENTRIC THEORY

14. Polish scientist Nicolaus Copernicus proposed that the
Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun, an
idea known as the “heliocentric theory”

15. Before, people believed in the
Greek theory that the Sun
revolved around the Earth
Copernicus’ idea radically changed
Europe’s concept of the universe and
was the foundation of modern

16. Johannes Kepler, a German astronomer
and mathematician, proved Copernicus’
theory to be true

17. Kepler also proposed that planets move
in elliptical orbits (not in perfect circles)
and do not always travel at the same
speed around the Sun

18. GALILEO GALILEI

19. GALILEO GALILEI
Galileo was one of the most influential scientists of all time
Some of Galileo’s
accomplishments: (1) he
improved the telescope
(2) He made observations
about the Moon and our
Solar system
(3) He created the Law of
Inertia and (4) he
perfected the scientific
method

20. Galileo’s work got him in
trouble with the Catholic
Church when he
challenged their long-held
scientific beliefs
The theory he challenged
was the incorrect geocentric
theory; with this, the Sun
and planets all revolve
around the Earth

21. The Church always taught that God considered humans his
greatest creation and made Earth the center of the Universe
Galileo’s teachings completely went against the Church’s
beliefs, so he was brought before the Inquisition

22. Under the threat of
torture, Galileo was
forced to recant
(deny) his ideas
about the Sun being
at the center
Galileo spent the rest
of his life under
house arrest, but his
ideas spread and
lived on, inspiring
future scientists

23. ISAAC NEWTON
Isaac Newton
was an English
scientist who
made many
breakthroughs in
the field of
physics

24. ISAAC NEWTON
Newton discovered and explained
the theory of gravity

25. He also studied the physics of motion, heat, and
light and created the mathematical field of
calculus to prove his theories
The mythical
story of Newton
being inspired
by an apple
hitting him on
the head

26. ANATOMY

27. WILLIAM HARVEY
William Harvey was an English doctor who
proved that blood circulates through the body
and is pumped by the heart

28. ANATOMY

29. ANDREAS VESALIUS
Andreas Vesalius studied human anatomy,
dissecting human corpses
His work added to European knowledge of the
human body for the first time in 150 years; this
marked the beginning of modern medical science

30. THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
SPREADS
thermometer eyeglasses microscope
Because of these new ideas, new
inventions came about during the
Scientific Revolution

31. WHY DOES THE SCIENTIFIC
REVOLUTION MATTER TO
YOU?
The Scientific Revolution
shaped the world we live
in today; if not for the
first steps of those
scientists, the way we
live, think, travel,
communicate, and are
entertained might be
VERY different

32. Originally created by
Christopher Jaskowiak
Thanks to Brooks Baggett for
some of the slides