The Enlightenment was a period before Napoleon’s empire where because of the unrest in the general public many thinkers challenged authority‚ superstitions‚ and other powerful entities through different ideologies‚ while also emphasizing and empowering reason‚ along with science and individual rights. These ideals sparked a new age of independent thinking‚ along with a new more pessimistic perception of the system of government called the old regime‚ where people were separated into 3 groups where
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The results of the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening within the colonies would help transform them in many ways‚ and as a result it would help shape America today. Originally‚ the Enlightenment movement began in Europe and would spill over into the American colonies. Prior to the Enlightenment movement‚ people would accept everything as is‚ especially since it was based on God. The basic principle that Enlightenment was giving to the people of the colonies was to look at human reasoning as
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Once upon a time‚ in a land far‚ far away‚ in Germany‚ Wittenberg‚ Saxony lived a young man. This young man would change the course of history and lead a religious revolution. Little did he know that he would do such an impactful thing which is known as the Protestant Reformation. His name was Martin Luther. Luther’s parents wanted him to become a lawyer but he dodged that destiny‚ instead he became a teacher and a monk. Martin was peacefully roaming the streets of Germany as a thunderstorm decided
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A number of events caused the Revolutionary war. The colonist[s] had grown weary of the problems with the king. Since coming to Jamestown in 1607‚ the colonists were just another part of the empire of Great Britain. As the colonies grew in size‚ they became more self reliant. England did not notice that the colonies were depending less and less on their mother country to supply their needs. King George III had other troubles on his mind. With mounting debt from the Seven Year war hanging
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The Enlightenment was a movement between the 17th and 18th centuries marked by the introduction of new ideas that influenced the relationship between the people and their governments. The shift mainly occurred towards scientific thought and away from absolute faith in religion and ancient texts. The Enlightenment was influenced by its thinkers‚ such as John Locke and Thomas Hobbs. Even though the thinkers had different views on human nature and how government should be run‚ they shaped the modern
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was challenged. The time of scientific discovery was known as the scientific revolution. During this time‚ there were many improvements in science and experimentation. Old theories were being rejected by new laws that proved them wrong. As science improved‚ so did the world of philosophy. With science and philosophy discoveries‚ the arts began growing better then ever before. This period of time was known as the Enlightenment era. As explorers began discovering new things in unfamiliar places‚ some
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Philosopher Francis Bacon was a major contributor to the Enlightenment. He was one of the most important people to the new ideas of science and how the world worked. Bacon created world changing ideas about how the world worked‚ and how science should be carried out. He modernized the idea of the scientific theory. Previously‚ many scientists who lived before him believed that you should only make a hypothesis based on logical reasoning and arguments. Bacon disagreed with them‚ saying that people
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that change was the Enlightenment period‚ also known as the Age of Reason. The Enlightenment was a period during the French revolution where reasons can be used to solve problems and change people’s lives. This was a philosophical‚ cultural‚ and social movement that spread through France and other parts of Europe. It was also to believed that humans could answer questions for themselves and required ways to put philosophy into practices. These ideas and concepts of the Enlightenment period had important
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To what extent did the Great War caused the revolution in Russia of 1917? First of all there are different opinions how much the Great War had an effect of the revolution in Russia of 1917. The Great War was from 1914 to 1918 and the revolution in Russia (also known as the February and October Revolutions) starts at the 23rd of February and culminates about the 26th of October (after the Julian calendar). In my opinion‚ the Great War was a basic cause for the revolution in 1917‚ but I think it
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The Enlightenment The Age of Enlightenment was a time of renewed ideas during the 18th century. Reason was the center of thought during this time and was the basis that brought the change of ideas that people had until then. The Era of Enlightenment began in many places simultaneously‚ places like Germany‚ Great Britain‚ Spain‚ Portugal‚ Italy‚ the American Colonies‚ the Netherlands‚ and France. The Enlightenment was a time of writings‚ art‚ music and ideas that were transformed during this period
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