The second section of this course focused on the birth of the modern world. Describe in detail 3 key cultural‚ scientific‚ philosophical or political dimensions of the Enlightenment and 3 key aspects of the later Modernist movement. In your conclusion‚ compare the Enlightenment with Modernism. How were these movements similar and different? How did they shape modern Western culture? 2. The French Revolution was perhaps the single most important geopolitical event
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The Scientific Revolution’s Effect on the Enlightenment Era The scientific revolution started in the late in the late 1600’s and was followed by the enlightenment era. The scientific revolution scientists challenged the church’s teachings and proved them wrong in many ways. That made people open their eyes and start to question all of their leaders including those who believed in divine right. With that said‚ the enlightenment eera couldn’t have happened without the scientific revolution happening
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The main features of the samurai in the period from 1600 to 1868 are samurai stop fighting and Confucianism become popular and really influential in Japan. 1600 to 1868 is the Tokugawa period. In this period‚ Tokugawa brought an end to the warfare. Therefore‚ one characteristic from 1600 to 1868 was about samurai stop fighting. Specifically‚ samurai no longer needed to fight wars or were worried about how to earn a life. They transferred from warriors into civil administrators‚ and samurai could
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Protestants and its purpose was to reestablish religious faith. The Age of Enlightenment was a movement concerning intellectuals all around the world. It was the culmination of old traditions and the beginning of new ideas and approaches. These two major movements significantly affected the growth of colonial America because it inspired people to work as a unified group and gain independence. The Great Awakening took place during the 1700s in colonial America and soon reached to European nations such as
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The effects of the Enlightenment pervaded all aspects of life throughout the world‚ from new technological advances‚ increased educational opportunities‚ unorthodox economic and political theories‚ changes to social and political structures‚ to changing dialogue and opinions about the roles and rights of women. Movements began to emerge which sought freedom from religion and embraced a more secular way of thinking. The era represented an immense time of advancements‚ as well as the development of
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During the Enlightenment‚ the Encyclopedia created a revolution that challenged people about their beliefs and trust on religion. Before and during the Age of Reason‚ religion was far more important than it is today. France’s first encyclopedia about all knowledge helped transform Christian beliefs into reason and philosophy; it was one of the first works that helped society question religion and authority. The Encyclopedia was a door that exposed people to all types of knowledge about the arts‚
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The Enlightenment era and the Romantic era was a time of progression. Each time period offered its own views on the natural world and religion. The Enlightenment era also known as the Age of Reason showed that observation‚ empiricism‚ and reason were to be the foundation and the terms to which everything was held to. Whereas‚ the Romantic era took a particular emphasis on the individual and sought to combat classism as well as rebellion against social rules; the enlightenment and romantic era were
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1. Discuss the historical foundations of human rights with reference to the Enlightenment and Industrial Revolution. The foundation of the human rights in reference to the enlightenment period began with the birth of “secular universalism” which assaulted the Roman Catholicism politically and intellectually. After 30 years of war and violation of human rights‚ the overthrown of the Catholic Church‚ and the raise of the English new Bill of Rights that granted more personal freedoms‚ human rights
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Under the impulse of money‚ people may act somehow unethical. For example: Benefit themselves from prejudicing the interests of others. The financial term economic bubble is refers to “the temporary condition caused by unjustified speculation in the price of a stock or commodity to a level that bears no relation to its real worth or potential.” (business dictionary.com) Throughout the history of finance‚ there are many notable bubbles. Numerous people paid heavy prices to endure the consequences
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In the 1700s women had little to no equality‚ so they started to try and reform society. The philosophers during the Age of Enlightenment used logic‚ reason‚ and observation to find truths in society. They used their theories to try and change society for the better‚ influencing not only regular citizens but other philosophers as well. However‚ not all the changes and ideas they had made were good; they also influenced people in France to start the French Revolution which ended the Age of Enlightenment
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