HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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It caused an increase in them in various nations throughout Europe
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It caused people to question them and favor more Democratic governments
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It caused the acceptance of Divine Right as a legitimate political theory
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All of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The impact of the Enlightenment cannot be overstated. It directly led to revolutions in America and France that sought to replace monarchies with more democratic governments. Those revolutions helped to establish a tradition that inspired many other countries to become more democratic.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Enlightenment produced numerous books, essays, inventions, scientific discoveries, laws, wars and revolutions. The American and French Revolutions were directly inspired by Enlightenment ideals and respectively marked the peak of its influence and the beginning of its decline.
Detailed explanation-3: -enlightened despotism, also called benevolent despotism, form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal, social, and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment.