The Scientific Revolution The Scientific Revolution took place during the 16th and 17th centuries. Many cultures influenced the beginning of the Scientific Revolution, including Greek, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim cultures. In the ancient world, Greek was the language of science. Greek sharply decreased in usage as the Roman Empire expanded and the use of Latin became more widespread. During the Renaissance, scholars became increasingly interested in classical ideas and philosophy. They studied Greek again and were able to translate texts that had been otherwise lost. Also, due to the Medieval Crusades, Europeans began to have more contact with the Middle East. As a result, the Western world benefited greatly from contact with Islamic cultures. Knowledge of science, medicine, and even architecture were shared between the two cultures. In addition to the sharing of ideas between Europe and the Middle East, the humanism movement of the Renaissance furthered the Scientific Revolution. This European humanist movement focused on human potential. The movement valued logical reasoning and observation over the Christian values of humility and passivity. This movement developed from the rediscovery of Greek and Latin texts. Finally, global exploration also served as a springboard for the Scientific Revolution. As explorers came back from the New World and Asia, they shared new information and new goods. People became curious about the knowledge and the practices of other cultures. People wanted to know even more about the world and how it worked. 20 Drag each tile to the correct box. Not all tiles will be used. Determine which four events form a clear summary of the passage and place them in the correct order. Understanding how to read Greek was key to scientific study. Only scholars with knowledge of classical languages made progress. There were critical exchanges in ideas between the East and West. Foreign exploration opened new channels of learning. The Scientific Revolution took place durin

(20 points) passage: this year will be a record-breaking year for storms 1it looks like 2012 will be a year for the record books. thunderstorms, hurricanes, and tornadoes have increased across the country. the storms' high winds and heavy rains are making history. early tornado and hurricane seasons 2in march, not usually a busy month for tornadoes, the south and midwest had a large number of twisters. warm weather made conditions ripe for the creation of tornadoes. on some days, twisters dropped from the sky by the dozen. 3hurricane season also came early. two tropical storms hit the southeast in may. two more strong storms followed in june. severe thunderstorms 4many states that have escaped tornadoes and hurricanes have had severe thunderstorms. these giant storms dumped several inches of rain and caused flooding across the northeast and midwest. 5the end of hurricane season is months away, and this year's storm count and rainfall amounts could leave 2011 in the dust. forecasters say the wet, windy weather might stick around until fall. labor day parade rained out 6there is no joy in green town, where the annual labor day parade was called off because of heavy rain. the town's mayor says the parade hasn't been rained out in fifty years. 7a strong band of thunderstorms hit green town on sunday. more than two inches of rain fell each hour. by monday morning, main street looked more like a creek than a parade route. mayor nora bell said she had to call off the parade. "the heavy rains have created a serious safety issue in green town," she said. 8the loss of the labor day parade is green town's second disappointment this summer. in may, the memorial day parade was also called off because of rain. "this must be one of the wettest summers in history," mayor bell said. 9according to the national weather service, mayor bell is right. this summer will break rainfall records in green town and across the country. question: who would obtain the most useful information from the passage? a) someone planning a holiday picnic. b) someone interested in documenting annual meteorological patterns. c) an advocate for the green town labor day parade. d) someone who wishes to do research on the alleged truth of the "global warming" phenomenon.