HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Enlightened thinkers and scientists of the 17th and 18th centuries based their beliefs on what two things?
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power and privilege
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money and fame
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Church and Absolutism
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reason and logic
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Religious tolerance and the idea that individuals should be free from coercion in their personal lives and consciences were also Enlightenment ideas.
Detailed explanation-2: -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.
Detailed explanation-3: -Enlightenment thinkers believed that systematic thinking could apply to all forms of human activity. They also emphasized rational reasoning in the sciences, philosophy, arts, religion, and politics of Old Europe. Other ideas included freedom and equality.
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