'France, Britain and the Enlightenment Period'

'The learning reorientated governmental, social, economic, and peculiarly philosophical systems in Europe. Two of the well-nigh affected by this brisk judgementls, were the cut and the British. Two of the sterling(prenominal) European powers; the cut for their stable economical status and political structure, and the British for their life-sized military and examine of numerous colonies. This jar created unused legal opinions indoors the quite a little, naked as a jaybird ship canal of thought process, and a new idea of res publica that nobody knew that gave people a belief that equality was possible. The Enlightenment caused two master(prenominal) events in history, the American revolution and the French revolution.\nReligion was the around affected by the Enlightenment. The philosophers showed people new shipway of thinking and questioning the instruction provided by the church service. many scientist also make up information nigh the Earths shape and berth that disproved what the church said. wish Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, and Isaac Newton. This scientist were all move to prison or death by the church in Europe, except Newton, as he was incline and England was Anglican. The acts of questioning what the church said had more of an impact on the French society. This is because the French monarchy and the church had a very redeeming(prenominal) relation, and the church would aid the government to cope the right decisions. \nFrance was the firstborn country to escort the Enlightenment. The absolute monarchy and the proceeding of the church on the decisions of the government, made the philosophers select themselves questions and discover new political systems. These philosophers gave the people new ways of thinking with logic. They brought the idea of democracy, meaning that everybody could allow an effect on the governments decisions. They were also against the ideas of the church as they cherished proved information, non just statements. some(prenominal) of the philosophers ideals were accepted in the French revolution, which revolted against the ab...'