end ch 16

I was amazed to read at the beginning of this reading assignment that the scientific revolution also started in Europe. It said that the Islamic world was most scientifically advanced so why didnt the scientific revolution start there? Europe allowed colleges and institutes of higher learning and countries of the islamic world didnt. That made me mad because why didnt China for example allow that. That is ridiculous especially because they knew they were the most scientifically advanced. The Europeans view of the world derived mainly from Aristotle and Ptolemy. Catholic church opposed the new thinking. I think they felt threatened by the new ideas. They didnt have all the authority anymore. Science became widely desired. By then end of this section, it got into the nineteenth century. I am getting more excited because I am more interested in more recent history so I look forward to the upcoming chapters.