MWHH Week 7/Disc 1 Unit 4 Free Response PDF
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This document contains free response questions about the preservation of Greek scientific texts in Western Europe, the scientific revolution, and influential figures in astronomy. It features questions on Geocentric and Heliocentric models, Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton's contributions, focusing on critical thinking regarding the historical context and development of scientific understanding.
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MWHH Unit 4 Week 7/Disc 1 **Free Response** 1. Why were Greek math and scientific texts not preserved in Western Europe? 2. How did these Greek texts survive in Muslim controlled territories, such as Spain, the Middle East, and Turkey? 3. How did Western Europeans retrieve these text...
MWHH Unit 4 Week 7/Disc 1 **Free Response** 1. Why were Greek math and scientific texts not preserved in Western Europe? 2. How did these Greek texts survive in Muslim controlled territories, such as Spain, the Middle East, and Turkey? 3. How did Western Europeans retrieve these texts and ideas from the Muslim powers? 4. What educational infrastructure was already in place in Europe that allowed the Scientific Revolution to take place? 5. How did the recovery of Aristotle in Western Europe influence the Natural Sciences? 6. Explain the difference between the Geocentric and the Heliocentric models? 7. What was the difference between how Copernicus tried to prove the Heliocentric model, versus how Galileo tried to prove it? 8. What was Johannes Kepler's contribution to astronomy? 9. Why were Isaac Newton's contributions to Physics so significant? 10. What is the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning? Which form of reasoning is more prevalent in the Natural Sciences? **Identification** Aristotle St. Albertus Magnus Geocentric Model Heliocentric Model Nicolaus Copernicus Galileo Galilei Johannes Kepler James Bradley Isaac Newton Newton's Three Laws of Motion Francis Bacon Renee Descartes Blaise Pascal Andreas Vesalius