Englightenment Flashcards

1
Q

People strongly believed in…

A

…the power of critical thinking

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2
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Religious and political leaders

A
  • began losing their influence on society

> logic and progress in science were seen as the answers to all life’s great questions of freedom, democracy and fundamental rights

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3
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England

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  • britain had become a rich nation thanks to its trade
  • England was one of the most advanced economics in the world
  • started reading books > the novel became the leading genre of the enlightenment
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