2.6 SkillBuilder activity HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES AND INTERPRETATIONS • Describe how Copernicus studied the skies and proposed that the Earth orbits the Sun in SOURCE2 . • Explain how his theory contradicted the Catholic Church, which claimed the Earth was the universe’s centre. • Determine how Bruno’s claim about the Sun and Galileo’s confirmation of Copernicus’s theory advanced our understanding of the universe.
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REMEMBER AND UNDERSTAND 1. Determine whether the following statement is True or False. Andreas Vesalius studied dead bodies without breaking the Catholic Church’s rules. 2. Determine whether the following statement is True or False . Leonardo da Vinci worked in many different sciences. 3. Fill in the blanks: Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish______________, theorised that the Earth revolved around ________________, challenging the Church’s belief that _____________ was at the centre. Galileo Galilei used a _____________ to prove Copernicus was right. Giordano Bruno expanded on this, realising the Sun was just one of many stars. ANALYSE AND APPLY 4. Explain what new attitudes came from the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. 5. Explain how the Catholic Church felt about the new ideas that came from the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment. 6. O utline how Vesalius studied human bodies despite the Church’s rules. 7. Look at SOURCE3 . a. Explain what is happening in this source. b. Explain why Galileo is on trial. 8. Look at SOURCE 3 . Miguel Servet was executed for his religious beliefs, not his science. Suggest why he was killed so brutally. EVALUATE AND COMMUNICATE 9. Explain the different views of Galileo and his persecutors. 10. Discuss how science and religion were connected in the Early Modern Period and how this made it dangerous for scientists. Answers and sample responses for this topic are available online.
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