Question

Which characteristic allowed European universities to play a major role in launching the scientific revolution?

Answer 1

The characteristic which was very important for European universities and enabled them to play a major role in launching the scientific revolution was the communication between the universities. Because they communicated between themselves and started adopting the scientific method slowly, this increased their role and made the scientific revolution much faster.

Answer 2

It could be the discovery of scientific works of the Greeks and Romans. During the Renaissance movement, all ancient works were studied by scholars and this included ancient sciences and mathematics. Just like the literary classics, scientific and mathematical works were also an object curiosity that caught their attention and their interest.