The Origins of the Scientific RevolutionTopic

Essential Question

• Who and what contributed to the Scientific Revolution?

Essential

Question:

What was the Scientific Revolution?

• A period of great advances in science (1500-1700s)

What ideas influenced the Scientific Revolution?

• Greek rationalism- They used logic and reason rather than faith to find answers to questions

How did Islamic scholars contribute to the Scientific Revolution?

• They preserved the scientific writings of the Greeks by translating it to Arabic and Latin

• They developed a new branch of mathematics called Algebra

What sparked the new interest in science during the Renaissance?

• Humanism challenged religion and accepted beliefs

• Exploration of new lands in Asia, Africa, and the Americas

• New inventions such as the telescope, microscope, thermometer, and barometer

Summary

• Write a 6+ sentence summary about the origins of the Scientific Revolution. Make sure to include what people and ideas contributed to it.