Scientific Revolution
Agenda
1. Bell Ringer: How did the three great unifiers react to
Christianity entering Japan?
2. Lecture: Scientific Revolution
3. DBQ Essay: Scientific Revolution vs the Church
HW: Enjoy the three day weekend. I need your outlines!
Objectives: Students will analyze the effects of the
Scientific Revolution on the Catholic Church.
Scientific Revolution
• The natural world can
be explained through
observation and
questioning accepted
beliefs.
• Church had an issue
with this…
– If you can’t explain it, it’s
“God’s” way.
Heliocentric Theory
• Geocentric- Earth is in the
middle.
• Heliocentric- sun-centered
universe.
• Copernicus – Used Greek
theory and astronomy to
show planets revolve
around the sun.
– Orbits could not be explained.
– Did not publish until his death
for fear of ridicule.
• Kepler- Laws govern
planetary motion.
– Elliptical Orbits
Galileo
• Law of gravity- a falling
object accelerates at a fixed
rate.
• Supported the ideas of
Copernicus with his
observations in Astronomy.
• Church reacts negatively.
– Galileo stood trial and was
forced to renounce his theory.
– Can’t stop the idea, and it
spreads even though he is
under house arrest.
Scientific Method
• Logical procedure for
gathering and testing
ideas.
• Francis Bacon believed
that scientists could
produce practical
knowledge through
observation.
• Experiment instead of
abstract thought.
• Decartes method uses
mathematics and logic.
– “I think, therefore I am.”
Isaac Newton
• Perfected law of gravity.
• Universal GravitationEvery object in the
universe attracts every
other object.
• Adds religion by
claiming “God” was the
clockmaker that set the
world in motion.
Medicine
• Vesalius dissected
human corpses.
– Why would the church
have an issue with this?
• William Harvey
discovered blood
circulation through the
heart.
• Edward Jenner
introduced vaccination
to eliminate smallpox.
Thesis: Catholic reaction to Scientific Revolution.
Map Point: Reaction to Galileo
Using Doc 1 and Doc 4, give a brief
interpretation
Explain the Relevance of these two
documents.
Map Point 2: Repeat Process…