WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Until the Scientific Revolution, the traditional authorities were?
A
Plato and Aristotle
B
Navigators and Explorers
C
The Church and Ancient Scholars
D
Aquinas and his fellowers
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Before the Scientific Revolution, most educated people who studied the world took guidance from the explanations given by authorities like ancient Greek writers and Catholic Church officials. After the Scientific Revolution, educated people placed more importance on what they observed and less on what they were told.

Detailed explanation-2: -The scientific revolution, which emphasized systematic experimentation as the most valid research method, resulted in developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology, and chemistry. These developments transformed the views of society about nature.

Detailed explanation-3: -It replaced the Greek view of nature that had dominated science for almost 2, 000 years. 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-4: -Before 1500, scholars generally decided what was true or false by referring to an ancient Greek or Roman author or to the Bible. Few European scholars chal-lenged the scientific ideas of the ancient thinkers or the church by carefully observing nature for themselves.

Detailed explanation-5: -Before the Scientific Revolution, Scholars relied on the works of ancient Greek thinkers and medieval Muslim scholars.

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