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What was the Enlightenment, and why did it have that name, and what did Enlightenment thinkers believe? ✔✔The enlightenment was a time in the 1700's in Europe when people began to question old ... ideas and search for knowledge. The name Enlightenment refers to the light of knowledge that supposedly replaces the darkness of superstition and ignorance. Enlightenment thinkers believed that science and reason could improve people's lives. What part of the world did the Enlightenment begin? ✔✔Europe Which groups of people played the greatest role in the Enlightenment? ✔✔Scientists and scholars Compare and contrast the Renaissance and the Enlightenment. How were they similar? How did they differ? ✔✔Both reacted against the medieval period, with its reliance on authorities such as church and king. Renaissance thinkers looked mainly to the literature and arts of ancient Greece and Rome for ideas and answers. Enlightenment thinkers turned to science and reason. They did build on the work of some Renaissance scientists, such as Copernicus and Galileo. [Show More]

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