HIST 1707 Study Guide - Scientific Revolution, Mass Communication, Philosophes
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Scientific revolution, enlightenment and revolution in the atlantic world. Scientific revolution: scholasticism: everything had to be studied through unmutable laws given by god. Faith rationality: universities were under the control of the church. Gained access through the crusades: despite greek works, europeans still used muslim scholar"s knowledge, copernicus: put the sun at the center of the universe. Works came out in 1543 upon his death bed: galileo galilee: tested aristotle"s ideas. Saw the need for the separation of science and religion. Under house arrest by the roman inquisition: many scholars were mistreated and often killed by the inquisition, isaac newton: devised the concept of universal gravitation. Ultimate example of the power of the human mind. Enlightenment: philosophes: people committed to questioning and skepticism. Scientist showed that nature could be understood and controlled. Everything, from politics to religion, were open to criticism: voltaire: criticized religion as a concept.
