WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
All of the following were improvements in European life directly related to the Scientific Revolution EXCEPT:
A
paved roads
B
faster ship transportation
C
increased knowledge
D
invention of printing press
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Johann Gutenberg’s invention of movable-type printing quickened the spread of knowledge, discoveries, and literacy in Renaissance Europe. The printing revolution also contributed mightily to the Protestant Reformation that split apart the Catholic Church.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Scientific Revolution was characterized by an emphasis on abstract reasoning, quantitative thought, an understanding of how nature works, the view of nature as a machine, and the development of an experimental scientific method.

Detailed explanation-3: -This print revolution helped spread ideas and knowledge across Europe. It promoted literacy and education. It also helped energize four important cultural and intellectual movements of early modern Europe: the Renaissance, Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment.

Detailed explanation-4: -The century saw significant advancements in the practice of medicine, mathematics, and physics; the development of biological taxonomy; a new understanding of magnetism and electricity; and the maturation of chemistry as a discipline, which established the foundations of modern chemistry.

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