Enlightenment and
Revolution, 1550 –1789
Previewing Main Ideas
1 The Scientific Revolution
astronomers questioned how the universe operates. By shattering long-held
views, these astronomers opened a new world of discovery.
GeographyIn what Russian city did Enlightenment ideas bloom?
The thinkers of the Enlightenment challenged
old ideas about power and authority. Such new ways of thinking led to,
among other things, the American Revolution.
GeographyWhere had Enlightenment ideas spread outside Europe?
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, a series of revolutions
helped to usher in the modern era in Western history. Revolutions in both
thought and action forever changed European and American society.
GeographyWhat city in Brandenburg-Prussia was an
Enlightenment center?
REVOLUTION
POWER AND AUTHORITY
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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