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 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.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

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

Renaissance humanists studied classical texts from ancient Greece and Rome, which emphasized observation, reason, and empirical evidence. This rekindling of interest in antiquity, along with the revival of the study of classical languages, helped lay the groundwork for the Scientific Revolution by encouraging new approaches to knowledge and inquiry that valued human reason and the physical world, rather than solely relying on religious or superstitious explanations.