THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION Standing up for what you believe in...

The Scientific Revolution A new way of thinking about the natural world Based on careful observation and a willingness to QUESTION accepted beliefs The Reformation had allowed people to challenge accepted beliefs about God and salvation A new way of thinking about the natural world Based on careful observation and a willingness to QUESTION accepted beliefs The Reformation had allowed people to challenge accepted beliefs about God and salvation

Causes of the Scientific Revolution The Printing Press European Exploration New Scientific Research- Astronomy & Mathematics The Reformation

Nicolaus Copernicus Introduced Heliocentric view of the universe The Earth revolves around the Sun Conflicted with the Catholic Church Introduced Heliocentric view of the universe The Earth revolves around the Sun Conflicted with the Catholic Church

Galileo Galilei Invented a telescope to explore the sky Reinforced heliocentric theory Church threatened to torture him unless he claimed he was wrong Invented a telescope to explore the sky Reinforced heliocentric theory Church threatened to torture him unless he claimed he was wrong

Sir Frances Bacon Developed the Scientific Method Hypothesis, Observation, & Testing Developed the Scientific Method Hypothesis, Observation, & Testing

Rene Descartes Science should not be approached with emotion or religious belief- OBJECTIVITY

Sir Isaac Newton Introduced the law of gravity; things are attracted to one another like magnets

The Power of the Individual... How were the new Scientific theories and ideas introduced during the Scientific Revolution both HUMANISTIC and SECULAR in nature?

Impact of the Scientific Revolution Challenged the Church’s authority Scientific Ideas completely changed the way people viewed the natural world around them Helped people to see the world as a machine that worked in predictable ways Human beings learned that they could study and interpret the world without God handing down knowledge directly Challenged the Church’s authority Scientific Ideas completely changed the way people viewed the natural world around them Helped people to see the world as a machine that worked in predictable ways Human beings learned that they could study and interpret the world without God handing down knowledge directly

Connections to YOU... When have you stood up against your peers for something that you believed in? If you haven’t ever, what issues would be the ones that would make you stand up?