Responding to a Historical Argument Pre-Reading for Reflection: There is no doubt that the early modern period in Europe signified the crossroads between the old and the new. The entire world was shifting between the continuation of the hierarchical power of the Church to suppress human knowledge and modern intellectuals who exposed the problem of authority The various developments in the periods prior to the Scientific Revolution of the 17th century pose a fundamental historical problem in arriving at the modernist culture. The Argument for Response: The Scientific Revolution of the 17" century is viewed as the decisive (sudden) break from the pre-modern worldviews and replaced the ideas of the Aristotelian Rationalists, the 14" century beliefs of the Black Death, Ptolemy, the Christian mystics, Erasmus, Petrarch, Renaissance, Martin Luther and Reformation. The major developments of the Scientific Revolution shattered the previous institutions and ideas of the Western Christian Church to offer the first glimpse of the modern and intellectual freedom. Conversely, the pre-modern world can be seen as the precursor of modern science and the foundations of the modern world. 1. Do you agree or disagree with the Argument? Take a Stand. 2. State your position. What particular point of view can you provide to defend your statement? Provide your Rationale. 3. Cite your Evidence and Explain: What specific examples can you cite to prove your argument