THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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The U.S. right now
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A perfect place, state, or condition
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A place, state, or condition that’s absolute chaos
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Utopia: A place, state, or condition that is ideally perfect in respect of politics, laws, customs, and conditions. This does not mean that the people are perfect, but the system is perfect. Characteristics of a Utopian Society. ● Information, independent thought, and freedom are promoted.
Detailed explanation-2: -Coined by Sir Thomas More in 1516 in his work of the same title, utopia (Greek for “no place") has come to mean an ideally perfect state.
Detailed explanation-3: -A utopia (/juːˈtoʊpiə/ yoo-TOH-pee-ə) typically describes an imaginary community or society that possesses highly desirable or nearly perfect qualities for its members.
Detailed explanation-4: -Another important detail about utopian societies is that one has never existed. In fact, the term utopia was created by Sir Thomas More from the Greek language and it actually means ‘no place. ‘ Groups and individuals have tried to create utopias in the past but all have failed to date.
Detailed explanation-5: -He coined the word ‘utopia’ from the Greek ou-topos meaning ‘no place’ or ‘nowhere’. It was a pun-the almost identical Greek word eu-topos means ‘a good place’. So at the very heart of the word is a vital question: can a perfect world ever be realised?