Scientific RevolutionADVANCEMENTS

Astronomy• Advancements:Heliocentric Theory- sun, not

earth, is center of universe

Telescope

• Impact on Europe:Challenged teachings of

church that earth is center of universe

• Started Scientific Revolution

Medicine

• Advancements- First book detailing the human body

• “Discovery” of circulatory system

• Impact on Europe:Decreased superstition

Rapidly advanced surgery/treatment

Increased medical colleges

Physics

Physics

• Advancements:Law of Universal GravitationLaw of Motion

• Impact on Europe:Proved heliocentric theory

as correct

Challenged idea that God and angels controlled the skies

Chemistry

• Advancement: Law of the conservation of matter-matter changes form (cannot be

destroyed or created)

• Impact on Europe:Advanced medicine

Decreased superstition

Looked to natural reaction, not religion, to explain why things happen

Impact of Scientific Impact of Scientific Revolution on EuropeRevolution on Europe

• Decline in superstition

• Increased power of monarchs

• Increased desire for knowledge

European ExplorationEuropean ExplorationBeginsBegins

Impacts of Scientific Revolutionon Trade

• Astronomy: Telescopes lead to better maps and navigation equipment

• Chemistry: Knowledge of elements helped create accurate magnetized compass

• Physics: Understanding of movement helped build better ships

European Exploration: European Exploration: MotivationsMotivations

The 3 G’s

God , Gold, and Glory

GODGOD• Christians wanted to Christians wanted to

spread religion, spread religion, especially Catholicsespecially Catholics

• Governments used Governments used religion as excuse for religion as excuse for colonizing new lands colonizing new lands and mistreating and mistreating colonized peoplecolonized people

GOLDGOLD

• Increase trade Increase trade relationships with new relationships with new countriescountries

• Find new products to Find new products to sellsell

• Get more wealth than Get more wealth than other countriesother countries

GLORYGLORY

• Control more of the Control more of the world than the other world than the other countriescountries

WORLDWORLDDOMINATION!!!!!!!!!DOMINATION!!!!!!!!!