Question 6 • World History Since 1450, VIA Fall 2026, ajones5@sdale.org
The Scientific Revolution encouraged people to use observation, experimentation, and reason to explain the natural world. This changed how people understood the universe and their place in it, so A, “The Scientific Revolution changed people’s understanding of the world,” is the best answer. It could lead some people to question accepted religious explanations, but that was not its overall effect on ways of thinking.
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