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HISTORY

SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION

The Scientific Revolution refers to a period of time from 1500 to 1700 that saw fundamental transformations in people's attitudes towards the natural world. So the birth of modern science, developments in mathematics, physics,astronomy, biology, and chemistry transformed social views about nature.

The scientific revolution began in Europe towards the end of the Renaissance period. Even though its dates are not clear,it is·said that this long process had begun with the Polish astronomer Nicolas Copernicus, who in 1543 demonstrated that the Earth was not the center of the universe. Instead, he demonstrated that the Earth rotated around the Sun.

From 1500 to 1600, many discoveries and inventions were made in different areas, especially Astronomy; however,the 17o0s witnessed significant innovations, such as in the practice of medicine, mathematics, and physics.

Taken and adapted from: Boundless. (n.d.). Boundless World history. Lumen. Retrieved January 21, 2022, from: htps://bit.ly/3AjPlai

Read the text and answer.

a. What is the text about?

b. What important breakthrough was mentioned?

c. Do you think these inventions influenced some developments in our country?

Read the text again and pay special attention to the underlined connectors so, such as and even though. What is their function within the text?

MINIPROJECT

Scientific Revolution inventions timeline

a You will create a Scientific Revolution inventions timeline. Look for information about inventions during the Scientific Revolution on the Internet or an encyclopedia.

b. Choose six of the ones you think are the most relevant and take notes about them.

c. After organizing your ideas, draw the timeline on a piece of cardboard and include those inventions. Write a short description of each of them and a picture or drawing of each one.

08Present your timeline and explain why you considered those inventions relevant.


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UNIT 2· Discoveries• LESSON 2