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