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During the Middle Ages, few scholars questioned beliefs that had been long held. Europeans based their ideas on what ancient Greeks and Romans believed or on the ______.
During the Middle Ages, few scholars questioned beliefs that had been long held. Europeans based their ideas on what ancient Greeks and Romans believed or on the ______.
Bible
People still thought that the earth was the center of the universe. They believed that the sun, moon, other planets, and stars moved around it. In the mid-1500s, attitudes began to change. Scholars started what is called the ______.
People still thought that the earth was the center of the universe. They believed that the sun, moon, other planets, and stars moved around it. In the mid-1500s, attitudes began to change. Scholars started what is called the ______.
Scientific Revolution
It was a new way of thinking about the natural world. It was based on careful observation and the willingness to question old ______.
It was a new way of thinking about the natural world. It was based on careful observation and the willingness to question old ______.
beliefs
European voyages of exploration helped to bring about the Scientific Revolution. When Europeans explored new lands, they saw plants and animals that ancient writers had never seen. These discoveries led to new courses of study in the ______ of Europe.
European voyages of exploration helped to bring about the Scientific Revolution. When Europeans explored new lands, they saw plants and animals that ancient writers had never seen. These discoveries led to new courses of study in the ______ of Europe.
The first challenge to accepted thinking in science came in astronomy. In the early 1500s, Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer, studied the ______ and planets.
The first challenge to accepted thinking in science came in astronomy. In the early 1500s, Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer, studied the ______ and planets.
How did modern science begin? During the Middle Ages, few scholars questioned beliefs that had been long held. Europeans based their ideas on what ancient Greeks and Romans believed or on the ______.
How did modern science begin? During the Middle Ages, few scholars questioned beliefs that had been long held. Europeans based their ideas on what ancient Greeks and Romans believed or on the ______.
Copernicus developed a ______ theory.
Copernicus developed a ______ theory.
Johannes Kepler used mathematics to prove that Copernicus's basic idea was ______.
Johannes Kepler used mathematics to prove that Copernicus's basic idea was ______.
Galileo Galilei discovered that Jupiter had ______.
Galileo Galilei discovered that Jupiter had ______.
The Catholic Church forced Galileo to take back his ______.
The Catholic Church forced Galileo to take back his ______.
The scientific method involves forming a ______.
The scientific method involves forming a ______.
Isaac Newton discovered laws of ______ and gravity.
Isaac Newton discovered laws of ______ and gravity.
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