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Unit 4 – Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
Topic 4.1
Which major shift in thinking marked the transition from the Middle Ages to the Scientific Revolution in Europe?
The transition from a feudal system to a capitalist economy.
The weakening of church authority due to the Protestant Reformation.
The introduction of democratic principles through revolutions.
The replacement of religious explanations for natural phenomena with empirical observation and experimentation.
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AP European History - 4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
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