What role did the Scientific Revolution play in bringing about the Enlightenment? Monarchs financed exploration of new lands, leading to an age of discovery.

Martin Luther's 95 Theses caused many to question the authority of the Church.

Theories by thinkers such as Copernicus and Galileo caused traditional world views to be shaken.

John Locke's theories generated ideas that challenged the earlier works of Thomas Hobbes.