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World History Study Guide from 1648 (view source)

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Enlightenment - another challenging term to explain concisely
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|(1451-1506) Italian explorer funded by Spain to sail across the Atlantic ocean in search for a trade route to India, and discovered the "New World" by accident instead.
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|(1451-1506) Italian explorer funded by Spain to sail in four voyages across the Atlantic ocean in search for a trade route to India, and discovered the "New World" (the Caribbean)
 
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|characterized by rationalist philosophers challenging assumed beliefs up till the enlightenment. Possibly caused by the Scientific Revolution's ability to explain the universe. Highlights include Voltaire, Hume, Descartes, Kant, Smith, Burke, Jefferson, Locke, and Diderot.
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|a philosophical movement in Europe in the 1700s that challenged traditional views and emphasized reason instead of faith; thinkers included Rousseau, Voltaire, Hume, Kant, Jefferson, Locke, and Diderot.
 
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