The Scientific Revolution was heavily influenced by Renaissance Humanists. Explain how the early scientists above were similar to Renaissance Humanists philosophers and/or artists.

a. competition between france and england for land and power

john smith was the first englishman to sail around the world. francis bacon served as attorney general and lord chancellor of england. he took up aristotelian ideas, arguing for an empirical, inductive approach, known as the scientific method, which is the foundation of modern scientific inquiry.

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.