ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the 1700s, this prompted action and gave colonists a philosophical footing for their revolution
A
French and Indian War
B
The Englightenment
C
The American Revolution
D
None are correct
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The causes of the Enlightenment include the focus on humanism during the Renaissance, the Protestant Reformation, and the Scientific Revolution. These three ideas and events led to new ways of thinking and gave the Enlightenment the momentum needed to influence individuals worldwide.

Detailed explanation-2: -The ideas of the Enlightenment, which emphasized science and reason over faith and superstition, strongly influenced the American colonies in the eighteenth century.

Detailed explanation-3: -The salons and the Encyclopedia helped spread Enlightenment ideas to edu-cated people all over Europe. Enlightenment ideas also eventually spread through newspapers, pamphlets, and even political songs.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Enlightenment brought political modernization to the west, in terms of focusing on democratic values and institutions and the creation of modern, liberal democracies. Enlightenment thinkers sought to curtail the political power of organized religion, and thereby prevent another age of intolerant religious war.

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