Englightenment Flashcards
1
Q
People strongly believed in…
A
…the power of critical thinking
2
Q
Religious and political leaders
A
- began losing their influence on society
> logic and progress in science were seen as the answers to all life’s great questions of freedom, democracy and fundamental rights
3
Q
England
A
- britain had become a rich nation thanks to its trade
- England was one of the most advanced economics in the world
- started reading books > the novel became the leading genre of the enlightenment
