Age of Enlightment Flashcards
What was the Age of Enlightenment
It was period of time where people explained everything through experiment, science and reason.
When was the Age of Enlightenment
Start date: 1685
End date: 1815
What did they want to do
Free everyone from superstitions
How was everything explained in the Middle ages.
God and supernatural powers
How was everything explained in the Age of Enlightenment
Experiments, science and reason.
What did they want to improve
By using science and reason to:
humanity
desise
violence
death
improve the life for everybody.
What was the most important idea
that every human being could think and act reasonably.
What did they feel about Right or Wrong
They wanted everybody to have their opinion and be able to criticise. They felt that the Church and the Kings shouldn’t be the only ones who decide what is Right and Wrong.
What was the other sides opinion
People still felt that God was still the reason for everything and felt that freedom was fake and an excuse for laziness.
