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