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AP European History Flashcards: The Scientific Revolution

Study The Scientific Revolution in AP European History with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Name the scientist who formulated the laws of planetary motion.

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ANSWER

Johannes Kepler. Discovered that planetary orbits are elliptical, not circular.

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AP European History: Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments

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This deck focuses on The Scientific Revolution, giving you a quick way to review the definitions, rules, and examples that matter most for AP European History.

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In a discussion of the Scientific Revolution (c. 1540–1700), a student notes that Copernicus's heliocentric proposal, Kepler's elliptical orbits, Galileo's telescopic observations, and Newton's synthesis in the Principia all challenged older Aristotelian-Ptolemaic assumptions. The student adds that these thinkers increasingly emphasized mathematics and systematic observation to explain natural phenomena. Which of the following best describes the most significant intellectual shift reflected in these developments?
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