The Enlightenment The age of Enlightenment took Europe by storm in the 18th century. History at this time was experiencing a change that it had never seen before. People began to questioned once unquestionable beliefs about religion and society. During the Enlightenment, most theories of power and authority were based on the relationship between humans and the sad state in which they lived. This trend was intensified by the practice of absolutism which was a …showed first 75 words of 973 total…

…showed last 75 words of 973 total…shared shook their world. Proof, now possible to observe, began to challenge Faith, the power that explained everything in the middle ages. The Results of this period involved dechristianization, new religions, changes in science, and the way people thought. The Enlightenment was a great period for my time as an intellectual and it will serve the future wonderfully. The discoveries in mathematics, astronomy, politics and other areas will live on for long periods of time.