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In general terms, the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment were both vastly influential movements that swept through Western Civilization in the 18th century and had effects that lasted well into the 19th century and beyond. Their differences are most striking, however, as the "Awakening" movement centered upon American life and was an essentially religious phenomenon, while the Enlightenment had its center in Europe and was essentially intellectual.

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they where actaully completely differtent one had to do with religion and the awaking of god (great awaking) and the other had to do with technology(enlightenment). i like to remeber it by thinking enLIGHTenment light technology and GREAT awakening as God is GREAT. i hope that helps you just a little trick i learned in middle school.

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