Renaissance - 7

Renaissance - 7QuizAfter Edward VI death, who took the throne in England?What was the goal of the counter-reformation?Who was the founder of the Jesuits?In 1545, the Council of __________ began to meet on and off for the next 20 years to try and solve some of the problems of the Catholic Church.Name one country in which Protestantism would gain a stronghold by 1600.PersecutionCatholics and Protestants both guilty of persecutingAnabaptists (witches)Jews

Witch HuntsAgents of the devilAccused those who believed in Christianity and magic

Persecuting JewsSpain expelled Jews in 1492In Italian cities, ghettoes were established

The UniversePtolemy and Aristotle shaped the views of the universeEarth was the center of the universeThe Church agreed with this

Nicolaus CopernicusGood Polish man!Proposed heliocentric (sun-centered) model of the universeEarth is just one of several planets

Theory RejectedWhy would the Church reject this theory??

AstronmersTycho BraheDanish astronomer Johannes KeplerGerman Mathematician / Astronomer

Galileo GalileiAssembled a telescopeRealized Earth moves around the sunTried before the InquisitionHouse ArrestPublic admits Earth stands motionlessLater said, And yet it moves!

Francis Bacon / Rene DescartesFounders of the Scientific MethodCollect / Measure DataExplain DataPropose hypothesisTest / ObserveRepeat at least once

Andreas VesaliusOn the Structure of the Human bodyStudied human anatomyAutopsies

Anton van LeeuwenhoekPerfected the microscopeFirst to see microorganisms

William HarveyEnglish scholarDescribed the circulation of blood