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