1. When did the Enlightenment occur?

The Enlightenment was the era that happened right after the renaissance.

2. What does the word Enlightenment mean?

The word enlightenment means a time of illumination. Metaphorical illumination.

3. What areas were improved or developed during the Enlightenment

Areas that were improved during the Enlightenment were Philosophy, Astronomy, Science, Mathematics, Biology, and Politics.

4. Who were the fathers of the Enlightenment?

The fathers of the Enlightenment were Francis Bacon Rene Descartes

5. How can Science free ordinary people from ignorance?

Science can free ordinary people from ignorance because the people will think bout everything they do, they will think inventively and of everything as something useful and good. Also they will try out new things and not stick with the same daily routines.

6. What did Descartes do during the Enlightenment?

He wrote a book that claimed that reason and mathematics are things really needed to discover truths in Science.

7. Who invented calculus?

Isaac Newton found and worked out the branch of Mathematics called Calculus.

8. Why did biology grow during the Enlightenment?

Biology grew during the Enlightenment because many people like Carl Linnaeus found out new ways of improving Biology and finding out new things about the world of living organisms.

9. What did Locke believe?

Locke believed in Democracy, the right that everyone could choose their own government. Also he contributed to ideas like, freedom of speech, equality, and others.

10. What was the glorious Revolution?

The glorious revolution was a revolution in England that tried bringing in a different government by killing the king. The revolution was successful to end by England being called a Commonwealth.

11. What is the separation if power in the government?

It is that the king can’t be the only one who approves the ideas. There has to be a Senate that approves every idea also.

12. What did Robert Hooke Discover?

Robert Hooke discovered the cells. this was his primary discovery not counting many other is the field of Biology and others.

13. What did the Enlightenment lead to?

The Enlightenment led to Freedom of Speech, Democracy, the U.S.A. and other countries’ Constitutions and Governments. Also it leads to the Senate and the enlightenment contributed fundamentally in general, in Science, Philosophy, Mathematics, Science, Biology and Astronomy.