The Late 1600s: The Age Of Enlightenment

In the the late 1600s, the Age of Enlightenment questioned common thinking about the world. They had a high regard for human reason and used it to seek new truths. [w/w] They had a motto, which means to “dare to think," sapere aude. They had many advances with the subject of science. Such as the microscope. [five-senses] The microscope was a smooth, metal, cylindrical object capable of looking at things smaller than the human eye. They used it to discover bacteria, yeast, and microscopic life in drops of water. [vocab 4] Enlightenment thinkers were beginning to repudiate toward kings, queens, and church officials. [allit] [because] [SV] They were put in prison or even exile because of their harrowing horrid hostility. [vocab 1] Many people