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The Enlightenment (europe (new discoveries in science (mechanics, physics,…
The Enlightenment
europe
new discoveries in science
mechanics
physics
chemistry
knowledge expanded
religion
acts of god were expained
things werent necesarily made by god
people belived in a powerfull god
called themselves deist
right and wrong based on rational insight
mayor thinkers
thinkers rejected authorities
Thomas Hobbes
Rene Descartes
Francis Bacon
Isaac Newton
John Locke
upheld freedom
to think for them selves
origin
1685-1815
also known as age of reason
emphazide reason over science
importance
the govermen got thei ideas from the enlightenment
american constitution
declaration of independence
goverment
thinkers
criticized accepted ideas about goverment
didnt belief on divine right of kings
people should have a say