The Enlightenment By: Kyle Jones

THE AGE OF REASON

The enlightenment  Belief that humanity could be improved buy applying reason and logic.

Social elements  Patriotism grew  People started to question authority  revolutions

examples  French revolution  American revolutionary war

Religious elements  Enlightenment thinkers criticized the church and the church persecuted them  Believed that the churches’ teachings were illogical  The people started questioning the church

Political elements  Political men would use logic and reason to persuade their colleagues  Many political pamphlets  Early propaganda  Strong persuasive speeches

Artistic elements  In art neoclassicism was defined in art, sculpture, architecture, and music  Art included many romantic paintings  Flattering portraits

Examples in music  Johann Sebastian Bach

paintings  Mary Antoinette

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