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Timeline of European Timeline of European History History Ancient Ancient Medieval Medieval Modern Modern History History History History History History (Middle Ages or Dark Ages) (Middle Ages or Dark Ages) 500 AD 500 AD 1300-1500 1300-1500 Fall of Roman Empire Fall of Roman Empire Renaissance Renaissance <-----------------------------------I---------------------------------------------------- <-----------------------------------I---------------------------------------------------- I----------------------------------> I----------------------------------> Ancient thinkers try Ancient thinkers try Life in Europe is difficult Life in Europe is difficult Renaissance Renaissance (“Rebirth”) (“Rebirth”) to figure out the world; to figure out the world; & dangerous; few people & dangerous; few people scholars scholars rediscover rediscover Great accomplishments are educated & little Great accomplishments are educated & little knowledge of the knowledge of the in art, math, philosophy, advancement in learning in art, math, philosophy, advancement in learning ancients & ancients & create create etc… etc… takes place; Christian takes place; Christian amazing art, amazing art, literature, literature, Church is all powerful Church is all powerful architecture, etc…; architecture, etc…; & people look to it & people look to it influence of humanism influence of humanism to lead them to a to lead them to a (make this life count!), (make this life count!), happy eternity. happy eternity. but Christian Church but Christian Church is still is still very very powerful & powerful & influential in society. influential in society.

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Page 1: Timeline of European History Ancient Medieval Modern History History History History History History (Middle Ages or Dark Ages) (Middle Ages or Dark Ages)

Timeline of European HistoryTimeline of European HistoryAncient Ancient MedievalMedieval Modern Modern

HistoryHistory History History History History (Middle Ages or Dark Ages)(Middle Ages or Dark Ages)

500 AD500 AD 1300-15001300-1500 Fall of Roman EmpireFall of Roman Empire RenaissanceRenaissance

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Ancient thinkers try Ancient thinkers try Life in Europe is difficult Life in Europe is difficult Renaissance Renaissance (“Rebirth”)(“Rebirth”) to figure out the world;to figure out the world; & dangerous; few people & dangerous; few people scholars rediscoverscholars rediscoverGreat accomplishments are educated & little knowledge of the Great accomplishments are educated & little knowledge of the in art, math, philosophy, advancement in learningin art, math, philosophy, advancement in learning ancients & create ancients & create etc…etc… takes place; Christian takes place; Christian amazing art, literature, amazing art, literature,

Church is all powerful Church is all powerful architecture, etc…; architecture, etc…; & people look to it & people look to it influence of humanism influence of humanism to lead them to a to lead them to a (make this life count!),(make this life count!), happy eternity.happy eternity. but Christian Church but Christian Church

is still is still veryvery powerful & powerful & influential in society.influential in society.

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But …But …… … what if you what if you

(as a Renaissance thinker) (as a Renaissance thinker) discovered that the discovered that the

““ALL KNOWING ANCIENTS” ALL KNOWING ANCIENTS” were wrong???were wrong???

Or, what if you disagreed with Or, what if you disagreed with something that the ALL POWERFUL something that the ALL POWERFUL

Christian Church taught you???Christian Church taught you???

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The Scientific Revolution:The Scientific Revolution:Chapter 6, Section 1Chapter 6, Section 1

What new ideas What new ideas changed the changed the way people way people thought thought (& thinkers (& thinkers responsible for responsible for them)? them)?

What will we learn?What will we learn?

What did What did people think people think like before like before the Scientific the Scientific Revolution?Revolution?

• Why were some new ideas controversial?

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Before the Scientific RevolutionBefore the Scientific Revolutionpeople answered questions about the physical people answered questions about the physical

world with stories, myths, & “common sense” world with stories, myths, & “common sense” people believed in people believed in geocentric theorygeocentric theory: :

belief that the earth was at the belief that the earth was at the center of the universe with moon, sun, & center of the universe with moon, sun, & planets moving in perfect planets moving in perfect

circles around it circles around it - Taught by ancient Greeks - Taught by ancient Greeks Aristotle (philosopher) and Aristotle (philosopher) and Ptolemy (astronomer) Ptolemy (astronomer) - supported by Christian Church - supported by Christian Church God made it this way!God made it this way!

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BAM!!! A new way of thinking . . .BAM!!! A new way of thinking . . . The Scientific Revolution The Scientific Revolution

a new way of thinking about a new way of thinking about the natural world based on the natural world based on observation & observation & experimentation experimentation use of scientific method use of scientific method

questioned knowledge of the questioned knowledge of the ancients (& challenged some of ancients (& challenged some of the church’s teachings) the church’s teachings)

began in the mid-1500s in Europebegan in the mid-1500s in Europe COOL FACTCOOL FACT: ideas spread in European : ideas spread in European

coffeehouses!coffeehouses!

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Scientists! Scientists! Chart due tomorrow, 8/28!Chart due tomorrow, 8/28!