The Catholic Church's teachings were challenged by scientific discoveries during the Scientific Revolution, threatening the Church's power. As a result, the Church persecuted scientists like Galileo who questioned Church doctrine, ordering Galileo to recant his beliefs or face death. This led philosophers to use scientific reasoning to challenge political powers and create more free societies.

1. CONFLICT RESOLUTION
1600-1700
What should you have done? How should you have reacted? ETC!

2. HOW I FEEL AS A TEACHER

3. WHAT CAME BEFORE
The Catholic Church was considered the
sole source of answers before the Scientific
Revolution occurred.

4. SO WHAT HAPPENED
NEXT?
Many scientific concepts that were
developed during this time period disproved
things the Catholic Church taught.

5. SO HOW DID THE
CATHOLIC CHURCH FEEL?
The Catholic Church,
which taught that
everything had to be
accepted by faith, didn’t
appreciate the scientists
questioning them.

6. POWER LINES!
The Catholic Church
believed its power was
threatened. And like a
wise man once said, “No
one who gains power
wants to lose it.”

7. Galileo was ordered
to recant (say he was
wrong) about his
beliefs or face death
SO WHAT DID THEY DO?
The most famous example…

8. THE CRAZY PART?
Most of the scientists were not trying to fight the
church and many were Christians.
“It is the perfection of God's works that they are
all done with the greatest simplicity. He is the God
of order and not of confusion.” Isaac Newton

9. THE RESULTS?
Philosophers took note of the scientists’
successes and began to imagine how they
could challenge the political powers.
The goal – to make a more free country.