01:512:103 Study Guide - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Scientific Revolution, Age Of Enlightenment

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: History, American
• Course: 01:512:103
• Professor: Margaret Ingate

Document Summary

Describe some key breakthroughs of the scientific revolution of the 1500s and 1600s. Then explain how these breakthroughs affected european ideas about the universe, human nature, and the role of religion in society. The height of the scientific epoch, age of reason, and the creator of the raucous western saloons". During this time, the eighteenth century, the way of thought was forevermore altered, changing not only the minds of the unsuspecting people of europe, but also leaving an impact on european ideas the size of jupiter. This was the time of change, and change was much obliged to enter the playing field. Sweeping through the smallest continent of the world, an evolution of science that would challenge everything that was stood for then, would begin. Well, this was one of the beliefs of the poor souls in europe before the enlightenment. To them, it was taken for granted that the universe revolved around them.