Learning Target:

SWBAT analyze the influence of the Scientific Revolution in Europe. 

Standard 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the emergence of the modern world during the period of 1300–1500. 

MWH.1.E: Utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources to analyze multiple perspectives of global exchanges.

Standard 2: Demonstrate an understanding of the effects of commerce, innovation and expansion on global affairs and interactions during the period of 1450–1815. 

MWH.2.CX:  Contextualize the impact of the Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment in expanding global interactions in commerce and innovations

• This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the revolutionary events, scientific and political innovators, and the philosophies surrounding the Scientific Revolution, the Enlightenment, and the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

1. Warm-Up:  Is the sun or the Earth the center of the universe?

5. Students will click on the following links to answer the qustions below:

"7 Ways the Printing Press Changed the World" 

"Gutenburg and the Printing Revolution"

Questions:

1.         Why do you think the Gutenberg Bible has been called a work of art and a wonder of technology?

2.         Why do you think the printing revolution in Europe was a unifying force in science but a dividing one in religion?

3.         What gains and losses did the printing revolution help bring about in European society between 1450 and 1550?

4.     Identify and explain the 7 ways in which the printing press changed the world.