Enlightenment

Question 1

Individuals

Answer 1

Hooke (microscope), Boyle (Boyle’s law) Wren (architecture), and Newton (gravity)

Question 2

What can the enlightenment be seen as?

Answer 2

Birth of political economy

Question 3

Characterised by?

Answer 3

The Enlightenment period in Britain, characterized by intellectual and cultural advancements in science, philosophy, and politics, challenged traditional authority and fostered new ideas about reason, liberty, and progress

Question 4

Scientists

Answer 4

Most deeply religious

Question 5

Connection to trade

Answer 5

Importance of pan-European networks

Question 6

Connection to politics (2)

Answer 6

Role of public sphere, coffee house
Enlightenment advocated democracy, individual liberty, freedom of expression, and eradication of religious authority

Question 7

Connection to politics

Answer 7

The Enlightenment influenced social and political reforms, contributing to the rise of liberal democracy

Question 8

Connection to society

Answer 8

Rise of human rights

Question 9

Connection to trade

Answer 9

Global expansion generates raw materials and expertise for scientific advances

Question 10

Connection to formation of Britain

Answer 10

Royal/commercial/state collusion underpins most important scientific advances