Question

Explain how Renaissance humanists influenced the Scientific Revolution.(1 point)
Responses

Humanists started universities to study ancient works from Greece.
Humanists started universities to study ancient works from Greece.

Humanists learned Greek and Latin and were eager to rediscover works of ancient scholars.
Humanists learned Greek and Latin and were eager to rediscover works of ancient scholars.

Humanists returned to the learnings of the church and the texts of the Bible.
Humanists returned to the learnings of the church and the texts of the Bible.

Humanists were inspired by Islamic scholars and spread the Islamic culture to Europe.
Humanists were inspired by Islamic scholars and spread the Islamic culture to Europe.

Answer 1

Humanists learned Greek and Latin and were eager to rediscover works of ancient scholars.

They recovered, translated, and critically studied classical texts (Aristotle, Ptolemy, Galen), promoted return to original sources and close textual analysis, and encouraged inquiry and education — all of which helped lay intellectual groundwork for the Scientific Revolution.