The destruction the war made. Also the fact that the during that time people needed change. People started to think for themselves and started disregarding the idea of following God's laws and started following their "own" laws and thinking for themselves.
The scientific revolution had been building up since the middle ages. It was thinkers such as Thomas Aquinas who laid the foundation for the scientific theory. It was ignited though by Copernicus, who had decided to introduce the idea of a heliocentric model of the universe. There were also other factors that helped the revolution as well. With countries becoming more centralized kings and queens began to fund scientists. King John funded mathematics in Portugal, Queen Elizabeth created Gresham College, and King Charles II helped start the Royal Society and the Naval Laboratories. In addition to that the church was having severe internal problems. The church is normally portrayed as a force that exists to stop science. In which case it has somewhat been. For example, the church stirs up controversy on topics such as cloning or abortion, both a branch of science. Back in Luther's and Copernicus time they were against things such as the heliocentric model of the universe. In addition to that there was increase in religious tolerance, such as with the Dutch
There were a number of things that triggered the enlightenment. This was based on science and came is to improve traditional rationalism and thinking.
because it offered a whole new way of conceptualizing the world and ones place in it
One of the main causes of the enlightenment was The Thirty Years war which caused distrust of nationalism and warfare. European minds turned to science and find better solutions.
It was basically the liberal ideas put down by Philosophers like Rousseau, Montesque which changed the thinking on ordinary people and inspired them
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Both were inspired by ideas popularized during the Enlightenment.
Thomas Jefferson who wrote in the Declaration of Independence said this.
Before the French Revolution, the French were inspired by the Enlightenment Period as well as the American Revolution. The French Revolution lead to many changes in France's government and greatly changed their society.
Both were led by groups inspired by liberal ideals that emerged during the Enlightenment.
The Declaration of Independence
reason and logic
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The Enlightenment The American Revolution
The Declaration of Independence
The American Revolution was most inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment, such as individual liberty, natural rights, and the role of government to protect these rights. The revolution aimed to establish a government based on these principles, as reflected in documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights were influenced by Enlightenment ideals such as individual rights, social contract theory, and the separation of powers.
The Enlightenment was influenced by the Scientific Revolution in its emphasis on reason, skepticism, and the belief in progress through knowledge. Enlightenment thinkers sought to apply the scientific method to the study of society, politics, and human behavior, leading to ideas such as individual rights, separation of powers, and the promotion of education and literacy.
The ideas of reason, empirical evidence, and progress that emerged during the Scientific Revolution heavily influenced the Enlightenment. Enlightenment thinkers valued the application of reason and scientific methods to understanding society, politics, and religion, leading to challenges to traditional authority and the promotion of individual rights and freedoms.
they was inspired by enlightenment thinkers because of ancient greeace and the rome
The ideas of the enlightenment mostly influenced American revolution. The Declaration of Independence-apex
The Declaration of Independence