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The Scientific Revolution Should people fear new ideas?

The Scientific Revolution Should people fear new ideas?. Chapter 16. What is the Scientific Revolution?. Beginning of modern science Scientists said: Challenge ALL accepted knowledge ONLY believe if it is tested and proven Use experiments to reveal ALL the laws of nature .

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The Scientific Revolution Should people fear new ideas?

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  1. The Scientific RevolutionShould people fear new ideas? Chapter 16

  2. What is the Scientific Revolution? • Beginning of modern science • Scientists said: • Challenge ALL accepted knowledge • ONLY believe if it is tested and proven • Use experiments to reveal ALL the laws of nature

  3. Why did the Scientific Revolution happen? • While the Greeks, Romans, Muslims and early Renaissance men used reason… THEY NEVER RAN EXPERIMENTS! • Based understanding on assumptions and illusions

  4. Illusions vs. Conclusions

  5. Ptolemy Copernicus Geocentric vs. Heliocentric

  6. The Scientific Method

  7. Truth is not known at the beginning of inquirybut at the end, after a long process of investigation.

  8. Mapmaking- Understood world was round Added Africa and Asia Looked to west, across Atlantic, for quick route to Asia Improvements in Technology Ptolemy

  9. Improvements in Technology • Navigation- • Compass- pointed north • Astrolabe- plot course of latitude to determine nearness to land

  10. Improved Technology • New Ships • Longer and larger, sails changed, and ruder moved from side to rear • Much faster and could sail against the wind

  11. Commercial Revolution • Improvement of business- • Standardized System of Money- money had fixed value • Joint Stock Companies- financed exploration

  12. Mercantilism • A country should do ALL it could to increase country’s wealth • 2 ways to get Wealth: • Mine gold and silver (home or away) 2. Create a Favorable Balance of Trade - sell more goods then buys • Tariffs on imports • Grant Subsides to promote exports • Imperialize/Colonize Show Me The Money!!!

  13. Was the age of exploration a blessing or a curse?

  14. Triangular trade

  15. The Middle Passage

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