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A period when Europeans began using observation, experimentation, and reason to understand the natural world.
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A period of renewed interest in learning, science, and classical ideas in Europe.
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An intellectual movement that applied reason and scientific thinking to government, society, and human behavior.
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The belief that God created the universe but allows it to operate according to natural laws.
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The belief that knowledge comes from observation and evidence.
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The belief that reason and logical thinking, especially mathematics, are the best ways to understand the world.
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Questioning ideas rather than accepting them without proof.
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A process of asking questions, making observations, testing ideas, and drawing conclusions.
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The belief that Earth is the center of the universe.
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The belief that the Sun is the center of the universe.
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Rules that govern how the universe works and can be discovered through science.
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Proposed the heliocentric theory.
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Used careful observations and mathematics to show planets move in elliptical orbits.
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Used telescopes and observation to support heliocentrism.
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Explained gravity and motion using mathematical laws.
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Promoted empiricism and evidence-based science.
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Promoted rationalism and mathematical reasoning.
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Tool used to observe distant objects in space.
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Oval-shaped paths planets follow around the Sun.
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Newton’s explanation of gravity.
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Rules explaining how objects move.
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A type of mathematics used to study motion and change.
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The study of matter and its properties.
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The study of living organisms.
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Tool used to observe very small objects.
