Matching Pairs WHII.4 Age of DiscoveryOnline version Terms and defs. related to ideas of the Age of Discovery by Mr. Wetzel 1 Eastern Hemisphere 2 Diffusion 3 Prime Meridian 4 Geocentric Theroy 5 Columbian Exchange 6 Gravity 7 Middle Passage 8 Heliocentric Theory Journey from North Africa to the Americas. Slaves were taken along this route. The exchange of products between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere Imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude. Runs through Greenwich, England The spread of cultural elements from one group to another through contact Belief that the Earth is the center of the solar system Belief that the Sun is the center of the solar system Part of the Earth lying East of the Prime Meridian The force that causes objects with mass to be pulled towards each other 1 Triangular trade 2 Smallpox 3 Scientific Revolution 4 Scientific Method 5 Scientific measurement 6 Reasoned observation System of commerce where ships traveled from Europe, to Africa, and to the Americas in that order Method of finding truth through experimentation and recording the results Infectious disease spread to America by contact with Europeans. One of the deadliest diseases of all time The use of numbers and formulas to prove the validity of a claim Series of rapid advancements in science, mathematics, and politics in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries Process of finding new info. Involves creating a hypothesis, running an experiment, and recording results