What was the relationship between religion and science in Europe in medieval times? How did the Scientific Revolution alter that relationship?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
a. In medieval times, science and religion shared common beliefs, assumptions, and questions.
b. The Church endorsed views of the cosmos, nature, and the human body passed down from the ancient Greeks; these views confirmed what was in the Bible.
c. Aristotle’s description of the natural world was compatible with the story of Creation and the book of Genesis.
d. The four bodily humors described by Galen were believed to hold spiritual as well as physical implications.
e. The view of the cosmos as pure and unchanging aligned with views of God’s Kingdom.
f. The new discoveries made during the Scientific Revolution challenged knowledge passed down from the ancient Greeks.
g. Andreas Vesalius’s dissections overturned Galen’s theory.
h. Galileo observed through his telescope the imperfections of the surface of the Moon and the movement of objects in the skies, disproving views of the cosmos as pure and static.
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