HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Asia-Eastern Europe
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Africa-southeast Asia
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Detailed explanation-1: -What were the 3 major ideas of the Enlightenment? Reason, individualism and skepticism were three major ideas that came out of the Enlightenment. One person who espoused all three of these values was the French philosopher, Voltaire.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Enlightenment included a range of ideas centered on the value of human happiness, the pursuit of knowledge obtained by means of reason and the evidence of the senses, and ideals such as natural law, liberty, progress, toleration, fraternity, constitutional government, and separation of church and state.
Detailed explanation-3: -Paris, France, the heart of the Enlightenment, drew many intellec-tuals and others eager to debate new ideas.
Detailed explanation-4: -The greatest figure of the Enlightenment was François-Marie Arouet, known simply as Voltaire. He wrote many pamphlets, novels, plays, letters, essays, and histories, which brought him both fame and wealth. He was especially well known for his criticism of Christianity and his strong belief in religious tolerance.