8.1: The Scientific Revolution

1. Vocabulary (p.128)
2. Taking Notes (p.128): Chart
3. Reading Progress Check (p.129): Why might new inventions such as the telescope and microscope change the way people saw the world?
4. Critical Thinking (p.130): Why would the church be concerned that Galileo's ideas contradicted its worldview?
5. Reading Progress Check (p.132): Why might changes in the way people saw the universe change the questions they asked about the natural world?
6. DBQ (p.132): What is the first principal of Descarte's philosophy?
7. Reading Progress Check (p.133): What did Bacon believe was the purpose of the scientific method?
8. Critical Thinking (p.133): #1 & 2
9. Lesson 1 Review (p.133): #2, 4, 5, 6
10. Describe the steps of the Scientific Method.
11. Analyze two ways that modern life is made possible by the Scientific Revolution.

Turning Points in History - Scientific Revolution:

Galileo Galilei - In a Nutshell:

Galileo - Fun Facts in a Nutshell:

Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- New Frontiers (Episode 12)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "New Frontiers", covers the following topics.

• Increase in Agricultural Production
• The Alcan Highway
• The Dawning of the Atomic Age
• First Heart Transplant
• American Civil Rights Movement
• Summary

Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 12

Hiroshima: Dropping the Bomb

Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki: BBC

3D Printer Create Organ Tissues: 

Incredible Breakthrough in Medicine: 3D Printed Organs

Scientists 3D Printed Living Human Skin:

Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- Speed (Episode 11)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "Speed", covers the following topics.

• American Civil War
• Mass Production & Japanese Modernization
• Emigration & the RMS Titanic
• The Quest for Rubber
• Exploitation in the Congo
• Alexander Fleming & the Discovery of Antibiotics

Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 11

Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- Revolutions (Episode 10)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "Revolutions", covers the following topics.

• World Revolutions
• The Industrial Revolution
• The Expansion of the Railroads
• Sanitation in Industrial Mega-Cities
• Great Britain in China
• American Civil War

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Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- Pioneers (Episode 9)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "Pioneers", covers the following topics.

• Salem Witch Trials
• Siberian Fur Trappers & Conflict w/Indigenous Peoples
• The Scientific Revolution
• Captain James Cook
• Benjamin Franklin & the Electrical Experiment
• Ebenezer Mudgett & the Pine Tree Riot

Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 9

Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- Treasure (Episode 8)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "Treasure", covers the following topics.

• Sir Frances Drake & the Effects of Silver
• Amsterdam & the Tulip Bloom
• The Pilgrims
• Nzinga Mbande & the Slave Trade
• Shah Jahan & the Taj Mahal

Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 8 [Treasure]

Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- New World (Episode 7)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "Speed", covers the following topics.

• Vikings in America
• Tenochtitlan of the Aztecs
• Siege of Constantinople
• Bartholowew Diaz and the Cape of Good Hope
• Christopher Columbus Meets the Taino
• Hernan Cortes and his Conquest of the Aztecs

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Pocahontas

Sometimes what we "know" about history is as fanciful as a Disney cartoon.  The story of Pocahontas, for example.  Or her real name -- Matoaka.  

Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- Survivors (Episode 6)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "Survivors", covers the following topics.

• Trans-Saharan Trade with Ibn Battuta
• Venetian Trade and the Renaissance
• Red Turban Uprising and the Founding of the Ming Dynasty
• Johannes Gutenberg and the Printing Press
• Columbus

Mankind: The Story of All of Us - Episode 6 [Survivors]

Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- Plague (Episode 5)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "Plague", covers the following topics.

• Mongols
• The Plague
• Pachacuti of the Incas

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Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- Warriors (Episode 4)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "Warriors", covers the following topics.

• Sack of Rome
• Islam
• Vikings
• Polynesians/Easter Islanders
• The Crusades

Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 4: The Warriors

Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- Empires (Episode 3)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "Empires", covers the following topics.

• Jesus of Nazareth
• City of Rome
• Roman Conquests (including gladiatorial games)
• Silk Road Trade
• Paul & Early Christianity

Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 11

Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- Iron Men (Episode 2)

Today we will watch an episode of Mankind: The Story of All of Us.  This episode, "Iron Men", covers the following topics.

• Beginnings of the Iron Age
• Persian Wars
• Shi Huang Di: China's First Emperor
• Phoenician Exploration & Trade
• Religion

Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 2

Mankind: The Story of All of Us -- Inventors (Episode 1)

Today we will begin discussing inventions and the way they influenced humanity, world history, and our lives today.  We will begin by watching part of the series, "Mankind: The Story of All of Us".

Today's episode, "Inventors", covers the following topics.

• Nomadic Hunter/Gatherers
• Agricultural Revolution
• Egyptian Pyramid Construction
• Bronze-Age Trade
• Bronze-Age Warfare

Mankind: The Story of All of Us Episode 1