AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 6
New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 1
What was the scientific revolution?
Activity for LO 1
Online Closer Look: “The Copernican Universe”
How did the Copernican Universe challenge the old ways of thinking?
Important Terms and/or People for LO 1
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 6
New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 2
What impact did the new science have on philosophy?
Activity for LO 2
Chart: “Major Works of the Scientific Revolution” p. 215
Copy the chart and add a column that gives a brief description of the book’s main idea.
Title
Author
Main Idea
Important Terms and/or People for LO 2
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 6
New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 3
What was the social and political context for scientific inquiry in the seventeenth century?
Important Terms and/or People for LO 3
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 6
New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 4
What role did women play in the scientific revolution?
Important Terms and/or People for LO 4
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 6
New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 5
What efforts were made to reconcile the new science and religion?
Activity for LO 5
Document: “Galileo Discusses the Relationship of Science to the Bible” p.225
In Galileo’s mind, are science and the Bible compatible? How so?
Important Terms and/or People for LO 5
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 6
New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 5
What explains the witch hunts and panics of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?
Activity for LO 5
Online Lecture: “Witch Hunts”
List 2 items you learned from watching the video lecture.
Activity for LO 5
Document: “Why More Women than Men are Witches”
Why do these monks believe most witches are women?
.
Activity for LO 5
Encountering the Past: “Midwives”
What types of women became midwives in early modern Europe?
.
Important Terms and/or People for LO 5
AP EUROPEAN HISTORY STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 6
New Directions in Thought and Culture in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century
Directions: Read the chapter slowly, carefully, and completely. As you read, take thoughtful answers in each box. This study guide
may or may not be graded/checked for completion and accuracy. You can use this study guide on all quizzes but not on any chapter
tests. You may be expected to use your online text to complete some portions of this study guide.
Learning Objective 5
How did baroque art serve both religious and secular ends?
Activity for LO 5
Look at the photos on page 232 and 233. How do each represent baroque art?
Important Terms and/or People for LO 5