social studies 8 chapter 4: the exchange of ideas
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Social Studies 8Social Studies 8Social Studies 8Social Studies 8
Chapter 4: The Exchange of Ideas
Chapter 4: The Exchange of Ideas
The Exchange of IdeasThe Exchange of Ideas
• Our primary Inquiry Question is:
• How did the Renaissance spark the growth and exchange of ideas across Europe?
• Our primary Inquiry Question is:
• How did the Renaissance spark the growth and exchange of ideas across Europe?
The Exchange of IdeasThe Exchange of Ideas
• Read about Galileo on page 79 (light blue area).
• Why was Galileo sentenced to house arrest?
• With which elements of the worldview icon did Galileo’s knowledge conflict?
• Read about Galileo on page 79 (light blue area).
• Why was Galileo sentenced to house arrest?
• With which elements of the worldview icon did Galileo’s knowledge conflict?
Add ‘R’
The Exchange of IdeasThe Exchange of Ideas
• Examine the painting on page 78
• What does Galileo’s experience tell us about how difficult it is to change a worldview?
• Examine the painting on page 78
• What does Galileo’s experience tell us about how difficult it is to change a worldview?
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
• How can discoveries in the sciences change people’s worldview?
• How can discoveries in the sciences change people’s worldview?
Here is an awesome ‘scientific’ discovery: you can go down the
stairs incredibly quicker if you sit in a laundry basket.
Here is an awesome ‘scientific’ discovery: you can go down the
stairs incredibly quicker if you sit in a laundry basket.
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
• The scientific method– Attitudes toward science changed during
the Renaissance– Humanism and individualism encouraged
people to experiment and question
• The scientific method– Attitudes toward science changed during
the Renaissance– Humanism and individualism encouraged
people to experiment and question
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
• Read the quote by Leonardo da Vinci on page 80
• What is da Vinci encouraging us to do? Why?
• Read the quote by Leonardo da Vinci on page 80
• What is da Vinci encouraging us to do? Why?
Leonardo da VinciLeonardo da Vinci
• “We must consult experience in the variety of cases and circumstances until we can draw from them a general rule that is contained in them. And for what purposes are these rules good? They lead us to further investigations of nature and to creations of art.”
• “We must consult experience in the variety of cases and circumstances until we can draw from them a general rule that is contained in them. And for what purposes are these rules good? They lead us to further investigations of nature and to creations of art.”
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
– The process of making observations, experimenting, and drawing conclusions based on evidence is known as the scientific method.
– This process led to many new discoveries during the Renaissance.
– The process of making observations, experimenting, and drawing conclusions based on evidence is known as the scientific method.
– This process led to many new discoveries during the Renaissance.
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
• Examine figure 4-3 on page 80
• Why is this scientific method so effective?
• Examine figure 4-3 on page 80
• Why is this scientific method so effective?
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
• Does the scientific process force us to think in certain ‘constructed’ ways?
• Can you think of any issues about only thinking in this rationale?
• Does the scientific process force us to think in certain ‘constructed’ ways?
• Can you think of any issues about only thinking in this rationale?
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
• Astronomy– For thousands of years before the
Renaissance people believed the sun revolved around the earth.
– See figure 4-7 on page 81– Europeans believed God put the Earth in
the centre of the universe.
• Astronomy– For thousands of years before the
Renaissance people believed the sun revolved around the earth.
– See figure 4-7 on page 81– Europeans believed God put the Earth in
the centre of the universe.
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
– Galileo and others discovered that the earth actually revolved around the sun.
– Examine figure 4-8 on page 81– This threatened the worldview of the time
– Galileo and others discovered that the earth actually revolved around the sun.
– Examine figure 4-8 on page 81– This threatened the worldview of the time
Albert Einstein (1941)Albert Einstein (1941)
• “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind”
• What does this quote make you think about?
• “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind”
• What does this quote make you think about?
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
• Medicine– Read the first paragraph on page 82.– What does this prescription for treating
wounds indicate about Medieval medicine?
• Medicine– Read the first paragraph on page 82.– What does this prescription for treating
wounds indicate about Medieval medicine?
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
– At the beginning of the Renaissance people relied on “natural” cures like the First Nations.
– During the Renaissance medical knowledge grew as people became more educated.
– At the beginning of the Renaissance people relied on “natural” cures like the First Nations.
– During the Renaissance medical knowledge grew as people became more educated.
First Nation’s AttitudesFirst Nation’s Attitudes
• Rely on the wisdom of elders• Use the medicinal power of plants• Focus on the spiritual, emotional and
physical self• Medicine women/men help to establish
harmony between people and nature
• Rely on the wisdom of elders• Use the medicinal power of plants• Focus on the spiritual, emotional and
physical self• Medicine women/men help to establish
harmony between people and nature
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
– Most medical advances were made in the study of anatomy because dissection was made legal in many cities for the first time.
– Most medical advances were made in the study of anatomy because dissection was made legal in many cities for the first time.
Genetically Modified (GM) FoodGenetically Modified (GM) Food
• Turn to page 85 and read the section– Idea of producing plants that have
desirable characteristics– We are eating chemically enhanced
foods that are affecting our health
• Turn to page 85 and read the section– Idea of producing plants that have
desirable characteristics– We are eating chemically enhanced
foods that are affecting our health
Science: A New Way of SeeingScience: A New Way of Seeing
• Mathematics– Many Renaissance thinkers saw
mathematics as the basic tool for understanding the universe.
– Turn to page 87 and read about perspective.
• Mathematics– Many Renaissance thinkers saw
mathematics as the basic tool for understanding the universe.
– Turn to page 87 and read about perspective.
Filippo BrunelleschiFilippo Brunelleschi
• 1377 – 1446– The first Renaissance architect
– Rediscovered the mathematical theory of perspective
– He used perspective drawings to show how the buildings would look like when completed
• 1377 – 1446– The first Renaissance architect
– Rediscovered the mathematical theory of perspective
– He used perspective drawings to show how the buildings would look like when completed
