HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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led to increased power for royal families in Europe
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sought to reconcile Christian beliefs and science
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questioned traditional values and past practices
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promoted nationalistic revolutions in eastern Europe
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Detailed explanation-1: -The change of thought driven by the Scientific Revolution led to the Enlightenment. It was a scientific and cultural movement that began in the 18th century and ended in the 19th century. This period was characterized by the use of reason to achieve new knowledge and questioned the power of absolute monarchies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The scientific revolution laid the foundations for the Age of Enlightenment, which centered on reason as the primary source of authority and legitimacy, and emphasized the importance of the scientific method.
Detailed explanation-3: -What was one similarity between the revolutionaries of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment? These revolutionaries studied the natural laws that governed the universe. Enlightenment philosophers such as John Locke and Jean Jacques Rousseau challenged the idea of the divine right of kings.