Ap Euro Dbq Scientific Revolution

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The Scientific Revolution between 1500 and 1700 led way to radical changes in people’s view of the universe and their place in it. New technology and discoveries changed the world for the better but also worse, simultaneously. Radical phenomenons at this time were secular views of how the Earth is created and managed, ruler’s afraid of uprising, heliocentric views. The secular views changed religion and the people apart of it, rulers affected the limitations of scientists politically, and heliocentric view changed how people were socially. Along with this new technology and methods of science and medicine were introduced. These advances helped kick start the profound medicine field that holds today in the world. While these were great advances, …show more content…

Although scientist’s work can be displayed as factual, valid and relevant many religious, political, and social factors contributed to the work publishings of these scientists. Religion and religious figures included the extent of scientist’s finding that where made public. A majority of this was due to the Catholic church’s belief in God. Science was a secular matter and did not involve God, which was a problem for the presently heavily religious Europeans. This also lead to the reason of why Catholics did not experience science until much after the Protestants did, due to their different beliefs. Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates this when he says that God was intended to better human life (doc 12). Catholics then believed God was the only source of creation in life, no other force could create and maintain objects. Connecting to the Scientific Revolution, this idea impacted the work of scientist and held them back from exploring who or what else may have created the Earth and all it beholds. Fearing that they would be shunned from the church for questioning the …show more content…

These changes all affected politically, socially, religiously, or even economically how people lived. The Scientific Revolution was an event in time of a multitude where it can be questioned whether it was for all and the limitations behind it. The Enlightenment, for example, discluded women from participating in select activities like participating in government and publicly getting to think differently and independently. The Renaissance also had limitations for the peasants and much of the middle class. As a whole it seems like everyone was able to buy fancy art and clothes when really, it was only for the select rich. Both of these events, Enlightenment and Renaissance, are related to the Scientific Revolution as all three deal with people having limitations for certain causes. All in all, the Scientific Revolution and the scientists behind it held many religious, political, and social limitations that influenced their final published