THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774
THE FIRST GREAT AWAKENING RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AND AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
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Absolute monarchs would govern wisely and fairly
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Science and reason could improve people’s live
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Religion alone could answer all the questions about life
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Ancient Greeks and Romans knew all there was to know
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which statement best describes the beliefs of the Enlightenment thinkers? They had faith that absolute monarchs would govern wisely and fairly.
Detailed explanation-2: -To Enlightenment thinkers, science was much more than a set of topics to be studied. It represented the unshakeable triumph of the empirical method, the crucial testing of hypotheses against evidence, that could be applicable to all aspects of human enquiry, including questions of morality and religion.
Detailed explanation-3: -The world was an object of study, and the Enlightenment thinkers thought that people could understand and control the world by means of reason and empirical research. Social laws could be discovered, and society could be improved by means of rational and empirical inquiry.
Detailed explanation-4: -Central to Enlightenment thought were the use and celebration of reason, the power by which humans understand the universe and improve their own condition. The goals of rational humanity were considered to be knowledge, freedom, and happiness. A brief treatment of the Enlightenment follows.
Detailed explanation-5: -The main ideas that dominated Enlightenment thinking included: Deism – the belief in the existence of a creator who does not intervene in the universe. Liberalism – the belief in human rights and freedom. Republicanism – the belief that a nation should be governed as a republic with an emphasis on liberty.