Examine the influence of the Scientific Revolution on the development of Enlightenment ideas.

This question requires that candidates consider the interrelationship between the Scientific Revolution and the development of Enlightenment ideas, identifying the factors that helped propel thinkers from a medieval mindset into a new Age of Reason. Some of the factors that may be mentioned are the concepts of inductive and deductive reasoning; scientific thought and methods being applied to non-scientific topics; free thinking, which brought political modernization to the West, in terms of introducing democratic values and institutions; and the popularization of the sciences. Several approaches may be adopted. However, candidates must provide clear links between the Scientific Revolution on the development of Enlightenment ideas to demonstrate its influence.