World History per. 3
11/19/14
What is the Enlightenment?
Due to the reading that we read, the Enlightenment is a period of time, that took place after the Renaissance (1685-1815). During this time, a whole new way of thinking came to life. British, French, and other Europeans thinkers started to question, and over rule the churches beliefs, and replace them with their own new ways of life. Mathematics, and Science truly came to life in this time, things such as chemistry, calculus, geometry, scientific method, and more were invented. Inventions of technology started to come into the Enlightenment, such as the microscope. People started to understand the true formation of the planets, such as the Earth not being in the center of the galaxy. In the Enlightenment, the American and French Revolution accord, and the reason why this happened, was because there were just so many ideas floating around. So really, the Enlightenment is a period of time, in which new ideas were made, math innovations, science innovations, people questioned things, looking for answers, and new places were made.
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