Study Guide: Scientific Revolution and the Age of Enlightenment

Study Guide: Scientific Revolution and The Age of Enlightenment

Use the following materials to prepare for this assessment: Modern World History Textbook Chapter 6 - Sections 1, 2 and 3, World History Shorts, all handouts, charts and readings. All materials are posted on Mr. Ippolito’s website. Should you choose, you may view the webpage for additional resources as well.

Unit Essential Question:

How does revolutionary activity impact society?

Topic Essential Questions

1. How did scientific experimentation lead to radical change?

2. How did philosophers attempt to reform society using scientific methods of problem solving?

3. What inspired the Enlightenment?

4. In what ways did the Enlightenment impact society and government?

Be able to answer these questions:

1. How did scientific knowledge change?

2. Why was the Church opposed to many of the new scientific discoveries?

3. What is the legacy of the Scientific Revolution?

4. What was the Enlightenment?

5. Who were the primary thinkers of the Enlightenment?

6. What changes did the Enlightenment inspire?

Know the following names and terms and explain their significance:

Scientific Revolution

 Francis Bacon

 Robert Boyle

 William Harvey

 Copernicus

 Galileo

 Edward Jenner

 Isaac Newton

 Scientific Method

 Speculation versus Experimentation  Geocentric Theory

 Heliocentric Theory

 Telescope

 Circulatory System

 Vaccine, Immunization

 Law of Gravity

 Laws of Motion

The Enlightenment

 John Locke

 Social Contract

 Voltaire

 Freedom of Speech and Religion

 Montesquieu

 Separation of Powers

 Beccaria

 RIghts of The Accused, Treatment of Prisoners, Etc.

 Mary Wollstonecraft

 Rights of Women