analyze the extent to which the scientific revolution represented a turning point in European history.

argument builder #1

-A major part of the Scientific Revolution was the challenging of traditional beliefs such as a geocentric universe.

evidence for argument builder #1

-Famous scholars like Nicolaus Copernicus, Johannes Kepler, and Galileo Galilei, challenged the geocentric view of the universe, and argued for a heliocentric view. -Nicolaus Copernicus' heliocentric theory was supported by Johannes Kepler, who's theories of planetary motion clarified his system. Galileo used his powerful telescope to study the universe, describing the moon's surface in a way that shattered Aristotle's theory as well as the fact that moons orbited Jupiter. -Nicolaus Copernicus' heliocentric theory was supported by Johannes Kepler, who's theories of planetary motion clarified his system. Galileo used his powerful telescope to study the universe, describing the moon's surface in a way that shattered Aristotle's theory as well as the fact that moons orbited Jupiter. -While the Church has silenced Galileo, it was unable to stop the continuation of science and spread of Galileo's ideas across Europe.

argument builders

-The Renaissance held a renewed interest in classical learning and the humanistic values which would encourage scholars to question traditional beliefs and authority through new knowledge. -The Reformation challenged the authority of the Catholic church and allowed religious and intellectual dissent, which would allow scientific inquiry in which new ideas/theories could be developed.

context

During medieval Europe, the Church taught that God had placed the Earth at the center of the universe, supported by famous Greek philosopher Aristotle.

Evidence for argument builder #2

Evidence 1: leeuwenhoek discovered bacteria with a microscope Evidence 2: harvey discovered the role of the human heart, which is to pump blood to the rest of the body. Also discovered that blood circulates.

who discovered bacteria with a microscope?

Leeuwenhoek

argument

The Scientific Revolution developed in a period of political, social, and intellectual change that was driven by new methods of thinking like rationalism, empirical observation, and geocentric theories, supported by scholars.

who discovered the role of the human heart, which is to pump blood to the rest of the body. Also discovered that blood circulates.

William Harvey

argument builder #2

the scientific revolution brought a new understanding of the human body, allowing birth rates to increase significantly as new treatments were developed for various diseases.

conclusion

the scientific revolution fundamentally changed europe's understandiung of the natural world, and laid the foundations for the enlightenment.