The Enlightenment in European history refers to which of the following ?
Correct answer: D. A period in which reason was celebrated as enabling human knowledge and possibly human perfection
- A. A period in the 18th century that celebrated industry
- B. The revelation of religious truths through meditation
- C. The power given to absolute monarchs by God
- D. A period in which reason was celebrated as enabling human knowledge and possibly human perfection
Explanation
The Enlightenment was an eighteenth-century intellectual movement that placed reason and empirical knowledge above blind tradition. It associated rational inquiry with social progress and, for some thinkers, the possibility of human perfection.
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