Step 4: Put it All Together
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PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
Now, take a step back and try to explain the big picture. Remember to use specific examples from the chapter in your answers.
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THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION What was revolutionary about the Scientific Revolution? What role did religion play in the Scientific Revolution? How did religious belief both stimulate and hinder scientific inquiry? 
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THE ENLIGHTENMENT How did the Scientific Revolution contribute to the emergence of the Enlightenment? How did Enlightenment thinkers deal with issues of gender and race? 
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ENLIGHTENED ABSOLUTISM Why did many Enlightenment thinkers see absolute monarchy as a potential force for good? How did Enlightenment ideas contribute to the expansion of the role of the state in central and eastern European society? 
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MAKE CONNECTIONS Compare and contrast medieval and early modern approaches to the study of nature. Is it accurate to describe the worldview that emerged out of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment as “modern”? Why or why not? 
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