Read pages 623-628. Complete all questions in complete sentences, typed or handwritten in pen. No pencil please! You do not need to write out the questions... just answer them! Due Tuesday, 9/18. 1) Vocabulary Builder: Find one word in the reading that you don't know or are unsure of. Look it up. For each word, write out the word, the definition, and an original sentence that uses the word. This means a sentence that you created yourself using the word, NOT the sentence from the textbook or one from a dictionary.) Choose a regular word, not a social studies key term that is boldfaced in the text. Do NOT leave this blank because you think you know every word -- you WILL lose credit! 2) Before 1500, how did most scholars decide what was true or false? Why do you think they rarely challenged old ideas? 3) According to the text, it wasn't just one event, but a combination of circumstances that helped lead up to the Scientific Revolution. Of the ones mentioned, which do you think was the most significant? Explain your answer. 4) Explain the difference between the geocentric and heliocentric theory. 5) How did Kepler build upon the work of Copernicus? How did Galileo build upon the work of Kepler? 6) Why do you think Church leaders rejected Galileo's new ideas about science? Do you think it is wise or unwise for people who are in a position of power to reject new ideas? Explain. 7) Name some steps used in the scientific method. Why do you think it is important to use this approach to science? 8) How were Francis Bacon's and Rene Descartes' ideas similar? How were they different? 9) Of the new scientific developments mentioned on pp. 627-628, which one do you think has had the most significant impact on your life today? Explain your choice in a paragraph of at least 5 sentences. (HONORS: Choose 2 developments and write a 2-paragraph response.)
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