Scientific Revolution DBQ w/guidance & answers

This is an excellent, helpful DBQ resource for teachers preparing students for the APE exam or an honors class. This resource provides guidance, answers, and suggestions throughout which are very helpful for students. The DBQ question: (6 documents)

"To what extent did the ideas and discoveries of the scientific revolution represent a source of continuity with or change from the world view established by ancient philosophers and the Catholic Church?"

Example of guidance:

Synthesis

Students can earn the point for synthesis by crafting a persuasive and coherent essay. This can be accomplished by providing a conclusion that extends or modifies the analysis in the essay, by using disparate and sometimes contradictory evidence from primary and/or secondary sources to craft a coherent argument, or by connecting to another historical period or context. Examples could include, but are not limited to, the following:

· Linking the argument to later debates about Darwin’s theory of evolution in the context of modern conceptions of creationism or intelligent design