1. The Scientific Revolution Presentation Activity
pts.
You and your team have been selected to present key information on the nature
of the Scientific Revolution and its effects on European society in the
17th Century. You and your team will prepare an oral presentation complete with
visuals and manipulative to further demonstrate your knowledge on the topic.
1. Group researches problem and finds articles to bring in “outside information.”
2. What was the problem? Compare/Contrast new methods or ideas to the
medieval ways or ideas.
a. create an interesting presentation in which ALL group members
speak about the information you have learned about.
3. What was the solution discovered during the Scientific Revolution era (mostly
1600’s).
4. Create visuals and a manipulative to help explain your story.
a. powerpoint works for part of this.
b. scale model

2. 1. Establishing True Knowledge Medieval methods of gathering knowledge compared
to Bacon and Descartes. SECTION 27
2. The nature of the universe-Ptolemy/Aristotle and Christian view vs. Copernicus
Kepler and Galileo.
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3. The World of Newton-Present Newton’s findings and contrast with Old Views. Key
to mention Newton’s destruction of Aristotle.
EFFECTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION
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4. The Scientific Revolution and the World of Thought-Medieval/Christian Worldview
vs. the New Scientific world outlook (Pascal and Alexander Pope.)
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5. Skepticism-Montaigne vs. Bayle
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6. New Sense of Evidence-Effects on society. Special emphasis placed on witchcraft
and how views of witchcraft began to change due to science.
pgs. 243
7. Historical Scholarship -did such a fact really occur?
Mabillion, DuCange, the nature of chronology to Pope Gregory XIII.
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8. Questioning of Traditional Beliefs
Richard Simon, Spinoza, and John Locke
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9. The Rise of Scientific Societies-Royal Society of England and French Scientific
Society of Louis XIV. Purpose, goals and how they contribute to rise of science. What did kings or
governments gain from these societies and rise of science?