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Revolution
Chapter 4 The Exchange of Ideas
Roots in Humanism
Remember: Humanism focused on the idea that an
individual had the power to find truth for themselves.
Scholars should have an open, questioning mind.
Humanism sparked an interest in the world around us.
Coupled with knowledge from the Classical Civilizations and
contact with the more advanced Muslim world, Europe
began to catch up with the rest of the world.
Astronomy
Why would people have a problem with
Copernicus model?
Religious Concept of the
Universe
Anatomy
Anatomy
A professor at
University of Padua
Dissected bodies in a
lecture hall
Wrote On the fabric of
the human body
Mathematics
The works of ancient mathematical scientists like Euclid
(geometry) and al-Khwarizmi (algebra) were studied with
new vigor during the Renaissance.
Thinkers like Leonardo da Vinci thought mathematics was
the basic tool for understanding the universe.
Mathematics was also essential for merchants and the new
economy of Europe. Growth of trade and commerce.
The concept of zero from ancient India and the decimal
system refined by Muslim civilizations became crucial.