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In the period known as The Enlightenment, Eighteenth century Europe saw remarkable cultural changes characterized by a loss of faith in traditional religious and political sources of authority and a turn toward democracy, human rights, and science.

The upheavals of the Enlightenment led directly to the American Revolutionary War and then the French Revolution.

Some of the most important figures of the Enlightenment are:

Denis Diderot

David Hume

Thomas Jefferson

John Locke

Montesquieu

Isaac Newton

Voltaire

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-Eighteenth-Century [[Europe]] saw remarkable cultural changes characterized by a loss of faith in traditional religious and political sources of authority and a turn toward [[democracy]],
+In the period known as <b>The Enlightenment</b>, [[18th century|Eighteenth century]] [[Europe]] saw remarkable cultural changes characterized by a loss of faith in traditional religious and political sources of authority and a turn toward [[democracy]], [[human rights]], and [[science]].
-[[human rights]], and [[Science]].
+The upheavals of the Enlightenment led directly to the [[American Revolutionary War]] and then the [[French Revolution]].
-The upheavals of [[the Enlightenment]] led directly to the [[French revolution|French Revolution]] and [[American Revolutionary War|United States Revolutionary War]].
+Some of the most important figures of the Enlightenment are:
-Some of the most important figures of [[the Enlightenment]] are:
 * [[Denis Diderot]]
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-Good discussion on [[the Enlightenment]] is also included on the [[Wikipedia]] page [[French materialism]].
+See also [[French materialism]].
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