The Scientific Revolution

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🎯 Your mission

Be a history detective — read between the dates.

⚡ The twist

History is written by the winners — keep asking what's missing.

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The Industrial Revolution changed manufacturing. Factories replaced workshops, machines replaced hand tools, and cities grew rapidly as people moved from farms to find jobs.

Key facts

Remember these

1Timelines show events in order.
2Cause and effect explain why things happen.
3Oral histories preserve community stories.

Timeline

When it happened

1543
Copernicus says the Earth orbits the Sun
1609
Galileo studies the sky with a telescope
1628
William Harvey explains how blood circulates
1687
Isaac Newton publishes his laws of motion

Then & Now

This still shapes laws, borders, and even your school today.

Question 1 of 2

Which is a secondary source?

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Question 2 of 2

What is a primary source?

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