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AP European History
Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
Topic 4.1
What was a key impact of Copernican Heliocentrism on Europe's worldview?
It resulted in widespread rejection of astronomy as heretical blasphemy against Church teachings .
It led to mass panic over fear of falling off earth due to its spherical shape .
It caused dramatic increase in astrological beliefs across Europe.
It shifted human perception from Earth as center of universe, prompting philosophical introspection about mankind’s place in cosmos.
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