WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was an explosion of discoveries and ideas that started in Europe during the 1500s?
A
Enlightenment
B
Protestant Reformation
C
Black Death
D
Scientific Revolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Modern science began with the scientific revolution in Europe the 1500s and 1600s. The scientific revolution was launched by Copernicus’ new ideas about the solar system.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Scientific Revolution left the world with a more logical description of physics, in which the laws of motion and gravity were well understood, setting the stage for many future breakthroughs and inventions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The scientific revolution is a series of rapid scientific advancements that occurred in Western Europe. It started for several reasons: the rise of empiricism and humanism, new inventions that either helped scientists better observe phenomena, and the discovery of the New World.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -works that challenged the ideas of the ancient thinkers and the church. As these scholars replaced old assumptions with new theories, they launched a change in European thought that historians call the Scientific Revolution. The Scientific Revolution was a new way of thinking about the natural world.

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