Question

What major events occurred during the Enlightenment period?

Answer 1

Explanation:

The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions. The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and respectively marked the peak of its influence and the beginning of its decline.

Answer 2

Answer:

• Two of the most important things that happened during the Enlightenment period were the Scientific and the American Revolution. There were extremely important advances in the fields of philosophy, astronomy, physics, etc.
• Th Enlightenment period had become an age of reasoning, revolutions, art, culture, literature, and exploration.
• The philosophers and political thinkers such as John Locke and Rousseau gave their ideas regarding liberty, fraternity, and freedom during this period.
• The French revolution also occurred during this period that promoted the abolishment of monarchy and establishment of a democratic government.
• Ideas of liberty and self rule were written in books and poems which was a cultural shift in the Europe and parts of North America.
• There was less rigidness of religion and more focus on logic of life and science.

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