Relier Pairs WHII.4 Age of DiscoveryVersion en ligne Terms and defs. related to ideas of the Age of Discovery par Mr. Wetzel 1 Columbian Exchange 2 Gravity 3 Prime Meridian 4 Eastern Hemisphere 5 Geocentric Theroy 6 Middle Passage 7 Heliocentric Theory 8 Diffusion Belief that the Sun is the center of the solar system 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 exchange of products between the Eastern and Western Hemisphere Part of the Earth lying East of the Prime Meridian The spread of cultural elements from one group to another through contact Belief that the Earth is the center of the solar system Imaginary line at 0 degrees longitude. Runs through Greenwich, England 1 Reasoned observation 2 Scientific Revolution 3 Triangular trade 4 Smallpox 5 Scientific measurement 6 Scientific Method 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 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 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