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