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The Scientific revolution

The Protestant and Catholic reformations led to religious changes Europe. These religious changes had other consequences as well. In some places violence broke out. In other places people shifted their attitudes about life and the world. Such changes drove some people to leave their homes for new lands, like those in America.

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Teach TCI Lesson 33 The Scientific Revolution

HSS Standards

7.10     Students analyze the historical developments of the Scientific Revolution and its lasting effect on religious, political, and cultural institutions.

7.10.2. Understand the significance of the new scientific theories (e.g., those of Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton) and the significance of new inventions (e.g., the telescope, microscope, thermometer, barometer).
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7.10.3. Understand the scientific method advanced by Bacon and Descartes, the influence of new scientific rationalism on the growth of democratic ideas, and the coexistence of science with traditional religious beliefs

Links to resources

Timeline of the Scientific Revolution
Ducksters Science and Inventions
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Scientific Method
British Library Scientific Achievements Collection
Top 10 Accomplishments of Copernicus
​Top 10 Accomplishments of Galileo
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Top 10 Accomplishments of Newton
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
Copernicus
Kepler
Galileo
Newton

Sir Francis Bacon
NASA
​NOVA

Essential Questions

How did the Scientific Revolution change the way people understood the world?

How did new scientific theories, the scientific method, and scientific rationalism coexist with traditional religious beliefs? 

SAQ:

Identify a new scientific theory (Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton) and  explain its significance.

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  • Meet Mrs. Piguillem
  • World History Resources
    • 1st Semester >
      • Rome & Christendom 300-1200 CE
      • Europe After Fall of Rome >
        • Feudalism: Europe
        • Later Middle Ages
        • Black Death
      • SW Asia: Arabia & Islam
      • West African Empires
      • SOUTH ASIA: Gupta Empire, Hinduism, Buddhism
    • 2nd Semester >
      • East Asia >
        • China & Confucianism
        • Japan & Shintoism
        • Samurai Society
      • Civilizations of the Americas >
        • The Maya
        • The Aztec
        • The Inca
      • Renewal In Europe: The Impact of Ideas >
        • Renaissance
        • Reformation
        • Scientific Revolution
      • The Early Modern World >
        • The Age of Exploration
        • Enlightenment
    • World Religions & Cultural Beliefs >
      • Ancient African Beliefs
      • Buddhism
      • Christianity
      • Chinese Traditional Beliefs
      • Greek & Roman Mythology
      • Hinduism
      • Islam
      • Judaism
      • Mayan Beliefs
      • NeoConfucianism
      • Shinto (Japan)
      • Sikhism
      • Taoism
      • Viking Beliefs
  • AVID
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    • Geography
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