Unit 3 Lesson 2
Identify a significant idea from the Scientific Revolution.
circle orbit theory: All the planets in the solar system have a perfectly round orbit around the sun.
Newton’s laws of motion: The forces acting on an object change how it moves, or doesn’t move. ✅
geocentric model: Earth stays still as celestial objects orbit around it.
round Earth theory: Earth is not flat.
Explain the difference between the heliocentric and geocentric theories.
Heliocentric said that the sun was the center of the universe, while geocentric said that Earth was the center and everything revolved around it. ✅
Heliocentric said that Earth was the center of the universe, while geocentric said that the sun was the center and nothing revolved around it.
Heliocentric said that the sun was the center of the universe, while geocentric said that Earth was the center and nothing revolved around it.
Heliocentric said that Earth was the center of the universe, while geocentric said that the sun was the center and everything revolved around it.
Compare the approaches of the Catholic Church and the Deist movement in how they incorporated science into religion.
Deists believed that science and religion had to remain separate, while the Catholic Church promoted merging the two.
The Catholic Church tried to silence and control the scientific community because it saw science as a threat. The Deist movement viewed science as one of many ways for people to interact with the divine. ✅
The Catholic Church believed that science and religion had to remain separate. The Deists sought to merge the two.
The Catholic Church viewed science as a way for people to interact with the divine. The Deist movement tried to control scientists to keep them from contradicting their religious philosophy.
Investigate the concept of utilitarianism. Which example best fits the philosophical idea?
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. ✅
If it makes me happy, then it doesn’t matter if it makes everyone else unhappy
The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many.
We either all succeed, or we all fail, no in-between.
Which statement best summarizes the ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft?
Enlightenment ideas were irrational and limited.
Women and men should be educated equally and in accordance with Enlightenment ideas. ✅
Women and men should both be educated, but not equally.
Women should be trained as teachers in accordance with Enlightenment ideas.
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