What were the cultural impacts of the Enlightenment period?
Decrease in literacy and educational pursuits
Decrease in literacy and educational pursuits
Rejection of scientific thought in favor of religious doctrine
Rejection of scientific thought in favor of religious doctrine
Promotion of knowledge, reason, and individualism over tradition
Promotion of knowledge, reason, and individualism over tradition
Strengthening of absolute monarchies
Rejection of absolute monarchies and promotion of democratic ideals and government
Advocacy for human rights and equality
Expansion of scientific knowledge and advancements in technology
Promotion of secularism and skepticism towards religious authority
Challenges to social and class hierarchies
Encouragement of freedom of speech, press, and expression
Development of new intellectual and artistic movements, such as Romanticism and Neoclassicism
Formation of new social and intellectual networks and societies
Inspiration for political revolutions, such as the American and French Revolutions