Scientific Revolution and Protestant Reformation

This is the process where one infers the existence of physical laws (eg gravity) from testable observations

This was the name given to the people who followed Luther and separated from the Catholic church

The Protestant Reformation helped pave the way for the European Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution

This is the philosophy of constant questioning of so called "truth" that re-emerged during the European Renaissance

The church met w/ Luther at this council & decided to punish him by labelling him a heretic & sentencing to death

This was the Catholic Church policy of selling positions in heaven to extract more wealth from the common people

The European Wars of Religion were fought between Christians and non-Christians

This was a period of time that coincided with the Protestant Reformation and led to a shift in Western Thought

This was the period of scientific advancement where people questioned and applied new knowledge about the physical world

This was the scientist who refined telescopes for fun and was able to prove Copernicus' heliocentric model

This was the scientist & mathematician who FIRST suggested the sun was the center of the universe, rather than the world

This is the gathering of knowledge collected through careful, repeated observation of events

This was the scientist and philosopher who placed extra emphasis on empiricism and induction

This was the controversial policy of selling leadership positions in the catholic church.

Term to describe the shift in thought that denied Medieval knowledge methods for those explained by math & observation

This was the Catholic Church policy of favoring family members over others in ways that they didn't deserve.

In an effort to keep followers who were leaving, the church formed this council to consider reform