Eighteenth Century Europe

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enlightenement

Descartes

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Copernicus

geocentric

Galileo

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Voltaire

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difference between good an evil arose from reason. had low opinion of humans

for religious toleration

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Thomas Hobes

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Religious

Churches power decreases but is still was seen as a reasonable religion.

The rise of more superstitions

Technological

steam engine

first ones inefficicient, had to stay in coal mines

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Political

philosophes

Montisquieu

Montesquieu "the spirit of laws" form of government varies due to climate & circumstances

thomas hobbes

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England and constitutional monarchy

age of enlightened despots

Austria

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Russia

catherine the great

Prussia

frederick the great

The idea that all humans are natrually evil and this caused them to be selfish.

Social

Freemasons- enlightened people, for toleration & progress

Thomas Hobbes

John Locke

The idea that humans are natrually good and the environment they grow up in forms their opinions and makes who they are.

Economic