The Enlightenment was characterized by a belief in the power of human reason to understand the world and improve society.

Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and John Locke were all influential philosophers of the Enlightenment.

The Renaissance was the intellectual and cultural movement that preceded the Enlightenment.

Candide is a satirical novel by Voltaire that is considered to be a major work of the Enlightenment.

The Enlightenment had a profound impact on the American Revolution. It provided the intellectual justification for the revolution, led to the creation of the Declaration of Independence, and inspired the colonists to fight for their rights.

The Enlightenment was characterized by a belief in the importance of individual liberty.

Romanticism was the intellectual movement that followed the Enlightenment.

The Social Contract is a philosophical treatise by Jean-Jacques Rousseau that is considered to be a major work of the Enlightenment.

The Enlightenment had a profound impact on the French Revolution. It provided the intellectual justification for the revolution, led to the creation of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, and inspired the people to fight for their rights.

The Enlightenment was characterized by a belief in the importance of education.

The Renaissance was the intellectual and cultural movement that preceded the Enlightenment.

The Leviathan is a philosophical treatise by Thomas Hobbes that is considered to be a major work of the Enlightenment.

The Enlightenment had a profound impact on the American Revolution. It provided the intellectual justification for the revolution, led to the creation of the Declaration of Independence, and inspired the colonists to fight for their rights.

The Enlightenment was characterized by a belief in the importance of individual liberty.

Romanticism was the intellectual movement that followed the Enlightenment.