Unit 1 Review (Age of Exploration, Scientific Revolution, Enlightenment) Fall 2021

What was the goal of European Countries during the Age of Exploration?

By trying to prove Copernicus wrong, he ended up proving his own hypothesis wrong as well. His data tables were amazing

This philosophe believed people were naturally good but evils of society corrupted them. Limited government.

He, too, rejected scientific assumptions. He emphasized human reasoning. Doubt until proven by reason and logic.

These are the laws that govern human nature

Identify the 3 G's

Which of the following is a positive effect of the Age of Exploration?

He believed that people were naturally, cruel, greedy, and selfish and needed an absolute monarch to control them.

He was a genius. He explained planetary movement with gravity and created calculus to explain the laws of the universe.

The Renaissance was a period in European history marked by...

Unlike the Church who explained things with God's happiness or anger, the scientists relied on

How did the Crusades fuel the Age of Exploration?

This philosophe demanded rights for women and argued women should have access to education.

The Columbian Exchange is ...

An astronomer and mathematician, he proved the planets orbited the sun in an elliptical pattern.

His 28-volume Encyclopedia helped to spread the philosophies of the day.

What was the major cause of death among Native Americans after contact with Europe?

He criticized an absolute monarchy and argued for the separation of powers with checks and balances.

The science of astronomy is what came into conflict with the Church because it contradicted the Bible.

Missionaries were brought on expeditions to ...

What is the significance of Vasco da Gama's voyage for Portugal?

A physiocrat who believed in "laissez-faire", he believed that supply and demand should rule the market, not gov'ts.

He is the father of modern chemistry. His law described how temperature, volume and pressure affect gases.

Columbus was looking for...

If we put Bacon and Descartes together, we get the scientific method that all scientists use to prove scientific facts.

Which of the following was a cause of the Age of Exploration

He believed that ppl were naturally good and should have a limited monarchy. Gov't was to protect their natural rights.

First Explorer to circumnavigate the globe was...

What theory did Nicolaus Copernicus come up with? It argued that the planets revolved around the sun.

His interest was in understanding the systems of the body. He focused on the circulatory and the reproductive systems.

He rejected all scientific assumptions, and he stressed observation and experimentation to prove things.

When is the time frame of the Scientific Revolution?

This scientist developed the telescope and was put on house arrest for supporting Copernicus.

He pushed for freedom of speech and freedom of religion. He was exiled, and his books were burned.

He dissected corpses to understand how a body looked and worked. He created the first anatomy book.

The Sci Rev led to the Enlightenment b/c ppl figured if they could understand the universe, they could understand humans