Lecture Glencoe world history - Chapter 17: Revolution and enlightenment (1550-1800)

The Scientific Revolution expanded knowledge of the universe and the human body. It also gave rise to an intellectual movement-the enlightenment. The topics discussed in this chapter are: The scientific revolution, the enlightenment, the impact of enlightenment, the american revolution.
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Lecture Glencoe world history - Chapter 17: Revolution and enlightenment (1550-1800)Chapter IntroductionSection 1: The Scientific RevolutionSection 2: The EnlightenmentSection 3: The Impact of EnlightenmentSection 4: The American RevolutionVisual SummaryHow did theEnlightenment influenceart and society?The brightly painted, lavish CatherinePalace in St. Petersburg is an example ofRussian baroque architecture. It wasnamed for the Russian empressCatherine I, who commissioned the grandpalace during her reign. In this chapteryou will learn about the effects of theEnlightenment.• Do any buildings in your community feature baroque architecture? Name some examples.• Describe the emotions that these grand buildings are designed to create.The ScientificRevolutionHow did scientificdiscoveries changepeople’s attitudes towardsnatural events andreligious faith?The EnlightenmentHow did new patterns ofthought affect the waysthat people studied socialproblems?The Impact ofEnlightenmentDo you thinkEnlightenment ideasaffected the actions ofEuropean rulers atthe time?The AmericanRevolutionHow did the AmericanRevolution reflectEnlightenment ideals?The BIG IdeaNew Technologies The Scientific Revolution gaveEuropeans a new way to view humankind’s place inthe universe.Content Vocabulary• geocentric • rationalism• heliocentric • scientific method• universal law of • inductive reasoning gravitationAcademic Vocabulary• philosopher • spherePeople and Places• Nicolaus Copernicus • Margaret Cavendish• Johannes Kepler • Maria Winkelmann• Galileo Galilei • René Descartes• Isaac Newton • Francis BaconWould you accept a new scientific discoverythat was contrary to what you believed?A. YesB. No A. A B. B 0% 0%Causes of the Scientific Revolution The development of new technology and scientific theories became the foundation of the Scientific Revolution.Causes of the Scientific Revolution (cont.)• By mastering Greek, European humanists were able to read newly discovered works by the philosophers Ptolemy, Archimedes, and Plato.• New technology such as the telescope and microscope enabled individuals to make new scientific discoveries.• The printing press helped spread new ideas quickly and easily. Intellectuals of the Scientific RevolutionCauses of the Scientific Revolution (cont.)• Advances in mathematics made calculations easier and played a key role in scientific achievements.• Advances in algebra, trigonometry, and geometry allowed scientists to demonstrate proofs for their theories. Intellectuals of the Scientific RevolutionWho was among the first to useletters to represent unknownquantities in mathematics?A. François VièteB. John Napier A. AC. Johannes Kepler B. BD. Simon Stevin 0% C. 0% C 0% 0% D. DScientific Breakthroughs Scientific discoveries expanded knowledge about the universe and the human body.Scientific Breakthroughs (cont.)• Astronomers of the Middle Ages constructed a model of the universe called the Ptolemaic system after the astronomer Ptolemy.• The Ptolemaic system is geocentric because it places Earth at the center of the universe.• During the Scientific Revolution, Nicolaus Copernicus offered the heliocentric theory, which put the sun at the center of the universe.