Period 3, H World History
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Reason and Knowledge was the driving force for the Scientific Revolution which teaches reliance on rational thought, not traditional thought. These are the core values of the Enlightenment. The enlightenment follows the teachings of many famous philosophers like John Locke, whose belief that everyone is entitled to freedom of life, liberty, and the right to own property. This idea eventually made it into the U.S constitution. The enlightenment kicked the advancement human evolution into overdrive. This new tide of thinking is the cause of democracy in these United States, the enlightenment allowed humankind to progress at levels never seen before at any point in history. Many philosophers