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