Question

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

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.

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

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

Answer 1

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

They recovered and translated classical texts, promoted direct study of original sources, emphasized observation and critical inquiry, and reviving ancient mathematics and natural philosophy helped lay the intellectual groundwork for the Scientific Revolution.