WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

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Renaissance humanism greatly influenced the Scientific Revolution. It held that beliefs based upon what a person observed and experienced were more valid than beliefs based upon
A
religious teachings
B
pagan philosophy
C
the dignity of man
D
a person’s nature
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Renaissance humanism greatly influenced the Scientific Revolution. It held the beliefs based upon what a person observed and experienced were more valid than beliefs based upon? Restraints upon power and authority of government.

Detailed explanation-2: -One development that helped lead to the Scientific Revolution was the growth of humanism during the Renaissance. Humanist artists and writers spent much of their time studying the natural world. This interest in the natural world carried forward into the Scientific Revolution.

Detailed explanation-3: -Galileo (1564-1642) was the most successful scientist of the Scientific Revolution, save only Isaac Newton. He studied physics, specifically the laws of gravity and motion, and invented the telescope and microscope.

Detailed explanation-4: -The common held belief for a long time was that the Earth was the centre of the universe and that all the planets revolved around it. This is because God had created the universe and humans were children of God, therefore it follows that the Earth should be the center of the universe.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Scientific Revolution influenced the development of the Enlightenment values of individualism because it demonstrated the power of the human mind. The ability of scientists to come to their own conclusions rather than deferring to instilled authority confirmed the capabilities and worth of the individual.

Detailed explanation-6: -The philosophical underpinnings of the Scientific Revolution were laid out by Francis Bacon, who has been called the father of empiricism. His works established and popularised inductive methodologies for scientific inquiry, often called the Baconian method, or simply the scientific method.

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