Intellectual Revolution Dbq

In the 17th century Scientist acquired knowledge for themselves through observations and experiments. Before the 17th century, most scientific knowledge came from “Muslim scholars from Africa, Asia, and the Islamic world”. European societies learned theses scientific discoveries from Churches, Universities or a community Scientist. In 1543 Nicolaus Copernicus a scientist noticed that there was an error with the map of the Earth. Everyone believed the Earth was in the center of the universe especially the Catholic Church. They believed that God would place them in the center because they were God’s most precious creation. Copernicus believed that all the planets including the earth moved around the sun. His ideas were at first rejected because he had no tools to explain his hypothesis. This called on scientists to work together to build upon their knowledge. Johannes Kepler built upon Copernicus ideas by observing that planetary orbits were elliptical instead of circular. Galileo Galilei in 1609 made a scientific tool, the telescope and discovered gravity which was the missing tool and piece that Copernicus and Kepler needed to prove their hypothesis. In 1689 Isaac Newton observed the works of Galileo and other scientists and concluded that gravity is real and …show more content…
Before the Intellectual Revolution monarchies ruled with limited power. Power was shared between the King, the Catholic Church, and nobles. In the 17 century, the French monarchy implemented the idea of Royal absolutism which gave them uncheckable power. Louis XIV proposed the idea of the Divine right of kings. Kings had the right to rule through the authority of God. Bishop Jacques Bossuet from the Catholic church supported this idea by putting forth Bible quotations that support this belief. In his statement he states